A68840:1846
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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After this manner Chrysostom interpreteth these words,1 expounding this place of Paul: Salute Prisca and Aquila. The Lord (saith he) hath not broken the law, which before he had made, saying: And he which striketh thee on the one cheek, turn unto him the other. Bless those that curse you, pray for them that persecute you. How then doth he command his Disciples to bye themselves swords? He meant no such thing, saith Chrysostom: For it is a figurative kind of speech, whereby he signified that he should be taken away from them, and that they should be afflicted with many calamities. These words are not so to be taken as they appear at the first sight. In an other place Christ saith also: That which ye have heard in the ear, preach on the house tops. And yet we never read, that the Apostles stood on the house tops, when they preached unto the people. Neither assuredly was it decent to have left the street and temple, and to have spoken from the house top. The sense was, that those things which they had heard privately, they should speak openly and manifestly. The Lord also said: Destroy this temple, and in three days I will restore it: which is also spoken figuratively. For he commanded not to overthrow the temple of Solomon (as the Evangelist himself interpreteth) but understood that which he spake, of the temple of his own body: wherein (as Paul saith) corporally dwelled all divinity.
After this maner Chrisostome interpreteth these woordes,1 expounding this place of Paule: Salute Prisca and Aquila. The Lorde (sayth he) hath not broken the lawe, which before he had made, saying: And hee which striketh thee on the one cheeke, turne vnto him the other. Blesse those that curse you, pray for them that persecute you. How then doth he commaunde his Disciples to bye themselues swoordes? He ment no such thing, saith Chrisostome: For it is a figuratiue kinde of speeche, whereby he signified that he should be taken away from them, and that they should be afflicted with many calamities. These woordes are not so to be taken as they appeare at the first syght. In an other place Christe sayth also: That which ye haue heard in the eare, preache on the house toppes. And yet wee neuer reade, that the Apostles stoode on the house toppes, when they preached vnto the people. Neither assuredly was it decent to haue left the strete and temple, and to haue spokē from the house top. The sense was, that those thinges which they had hearde priuatelye, they shoulde speake openlye and manifestlye. The Lord also sayd: Destroye this temple, and in three dayes I wyll restore it: which is also spoken figuratiuely. For he commaunded not to ouerthrowe the temple of Salomon (as the Euangelist himselfe interpreteth) but vnderstoode that which he spake, of the temple of hys owne body: wherein (as Paule sayth) corporally dwelled all diuinity.