A68840:1852
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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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.
Aaron assuredly, being high priest,1 fel greuously in making the golden calfe and obeing the foolishnes of the people. Moses accused him greiuously, whome it is certayne that he was a ciuil magistrate. For toward the end of Deut. he is called a king. And when the priestes abused the mony which was offred for the mending of the couerings of the temple, who remedied that, but onely Ioas the king? I will not speake of Dauid and Salomon, and others which deuided the lottes of the priest, & orders of the Leuites. And I will not at this time proue these things by any more examples. For they are manifest inough of them selues. Wherefore I graunte that the ciuill power maye be corrected of the ministers by preaching of the word. But the Pope vseth not this kind of gouernment, but rather an incredible tirrannye.
- 1It longeth to princes sometimes to admonish and correct Ecclesiastical men.It longeth to princes sometimes to admonish and correct Ecclesiastycall men.
They boast moreover that they themselves are greater in dignity, for that they exercise spiritual & heavenly things, where as princes are occupied only about earthly and civill things. Be it so: for we deny not but that ministers are occupied about things greater and more divine then magistrates are. But doth the Pope alone minister them? Yea rather he never doth it at all. Wherefore if the dignity of the ministry depend of those things, then will it follow that many bishops and priests do in dignity far excel the Pope, which never preacheth, & most rarely, and to very few, administereth the Sacraments.