A68840:1802
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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But the good old man the host of the Levite, had not only received him into his house, but also afterward defended him with the danger & injury of his house. He goeth forth unto them, exhorteth them not to commit any such thing. First because the thing was filthy & horrible: farther, because the man had entered into his house, & he counted it his part, by right of hospitality to defend him from all injury. Lastly, when he perceived that their lust was importunate & unbridled, he offered unto them his own daughter & the wife of the Levite, rather than they should do him so great a reproach. Howbeit they as contemners both of god & men nothing care for these things.1 The right of hospitality was of no force with them, which the old man objected unto them. Undoubtedly faith is to be kept with an enemy, and much more with a guest or stranger. Wherefore in the digestes de nautis & cauponis in the law .1. there is a double action allowed against the host, if any thing be taken away out of the lodging from the guest, how much more if there be violence done against his body? Among the elders the religion of strangers was great, because it seemed a thing acceptable unto god to defend & save harmless the stranger.2 Wherefore Jupiter, as he was called Stator & Pheretrius, so also was he named Hospitalis, as it were a keeper and defender of strangers.3 But Busiris like a cruel & bloody Tyrant slew his guests. But his cruelty escaped not unpunished, for Hercules slew him with his club.
But ye good old man the host of ye Leuite, had not onely receaued him into hys house, but also afterward defended him with ye daunger & iniury of his house. He goeth forth vnto thē, exhorteth thē not to cōmit any such thing. First bicause the thing was filthy & horrible: farther, bicause ye mā had entred into his house, & he coūted it his part, by right of hospitality to defēd him frō al iniury. Lastli, whē he perceaued yt their lust was importunate & vnbrideled, he offred vnto thē his own daughter & the wife of ye Leuite, rather thē they should do him so great a reproche. Howbeit they as contēners both of god & mē nothing care for these things.1