A68840:1845
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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Now I come to the place of the Evangelist. The Apostles said, they wanted nothing, when they were sent without wallet and scrip, unto whom Christ said: Let every one take unto him his scrip and wallet, and he which hath none, let him sell his coat, and bye a sword. What would Christ signify by these words? Nothing else undoubtedly, but to show that the state and condition of times hereafter should be far otherwise then they were before. Hitherto (saith he) whilst I was with you, ye felt no grief, neither wanted you any thing. But now harder times are at hand: now shall ye have need of coats, scrips, and swords. By these words he declareth that he should depart from them, and that he would send them into the whole world to preach and teach the Gospel, in which ministry they should meet with so many adversities, that they should think themselves to have need of swords. It is a figurative kind of speech, whereby is understand one thing by an other, as is that in Genesis, when the Lord said, that he repented that he had made man. For God is not in very deed touched with repentance, but he doth that, which men repenting use to do, that is, he changeth that which he hath done. And undoubtedly then he by the flood destroyed humane kind which he had created. So now he hath not instructed his Disciples, to fight with iron, but only by a certain paraphrasis describeth the condition of the time to come. And even as a gown oftentimes signifieth tranquility and peace: so in this place a sword showeth troublesome and unquiet times.
Now I come to the place of the Euangelist. The Apostles sayde, they wanted nothing, when they were sent without wallet and scryp, vnto whom Christ sayd: Let euery one take vnto him his scrip and wallet, and he which hath none, let him sell his coate, and bye a swoord. What woulde Christe signifye by these woordes? Nothing els vndoubtedly, but to shewe that the state and condicion of tymes hereafter should be far otherwise then they wer before. Hitherto (sayth he) whylest I was wyth you, ye felt no griefe, neyther wanted you any thyng. But now harder tymes are at hand: now shall ye haue neede of coates, scryps, and swoordes. By these woordes hee declareth that hee shoulde depart from them, and that hee woulde sende them into the whole worlde to preache and teache the Gospell, in which ministery they should meete with so manye aduersities, that they should thinke themselues to haue neede of swoordes. It is a figuratiue kinde of speeche, whereby is vnderstande one thing by an other, as is that in Genesis, when the Lorde sayde, that hee repented that he had made man. For God is not in very deede touched with repentance, but he doth that, which men repenting vse to doo, that is, he chaungeth that which hee hath done. And vndoubtedly then he by the flood destroyed humane kinde which hee had created. So now he hath not instructed his Disciples, to fight with yron, but onelye by a certaine paraphrasis describeth the condicion of the tyme to come. And euen as a gowne oftentimes signifieth tranquility and peace: so in this place a sword sheweth troublesome and vnquiet times.