A68840:1851
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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The lowest things saith Dionysius are by means reduced unto the highest. Wherefore Bonifacius concludeth that the outward sword ought to be referred unto God by the spiritual. Undoubtedly I will easily grant that the sword of the spirit, that is the word of God, is the mean whereby the other sword, namely the outward, ought to be tempered and directed unto God. But why doth not the Pope retain this mean?1 Why useth he not the word? Why teacheth he not? why preacheth he not? Nndoubtedly princes that stray, are not by him revoked into the right way, yea rather contrariwise the Pope and bishops of the Church are sometimes rebuked and justly reproved of princes.
The lowest thinges saith Dionisius are by meanes reduced vnto the hyghest. Wherfore Bonifacius concludeth that the outward sword ought to be referred vnto God by the spiritual. Vndoubtedly I wil easely graunt that the swoord of the spirit, that is the word of God, is the meane wherby the other sword, namely the outwarde, ought to be tempered and directed vnto God. But why doth not the Pope retaine this meane?1 Why vseth he not the word? Why teacheth he not? why preacheth he not? Nndoubtedly princes that stray, are not by him reuoked into the right way, yea rather contrarywise the Pope and bishops of the Church are somtimes rebuked and iustly reproued of princes.
- 1The Pope useth not the sword of the word.The Pope vseth not the swoorde of the woord.
Aaron assuredly, being high priest,1 fell grievously in making the golden calf and obeying the foolishness of the people. Moses accused him grievously, whom it is certain that he was a civil magistrate. For toward the end of Deut. he is called a king. And when the priests abused the money which was offered for the mending of the coverings of the temple, who remedied that, but only Joas the king? I will not speak of David and Solomon, and others which divided the lots of the priest, & orders of the Levites. And I will not at this time prove these things by any more examples. For they are manifest enough of them selves. Wherefore I grant that the civill power may be corrected of the ministers by preaching of the word. But the Pope useth not this kind of government, but rather an incredible tyranny.