A68840:1866
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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When we object unto the papists these words of Paul: let every soul be subject unto the superior powers, they answer: that every soul ought to be subject unto the superior power, but yet to theirs, not to other mens power, otherwise the frenchmen ought to be subject unto the Spaniards, the Spaniards to the Germans, which thing, for that it is absurd, it is concluded, that every man ought to obey his own Magistrate. But now the clergy acknowledge the bishops for their power, and ought to be subject unto them: and the bishops acknowledge the Archbishops and Primates, and they lastly acknowledge the Pope. After this manner say they, we obey the power, and satisfy Paul. What have we to do with kings or civil magistrates? But this is nothing else, then most filthily to abuse the words of Paul. 1Do they not see that they divide the public wealth into two bodies, which ought to be one body only? For when they divide the kingdom of the Clergy, from the kingdom of the laity, they make in one kingdom two peoples, and do set over either people a Magistrate. ⟨p. 259⟩And thereby cometh to pass, that the Clergy which are Frenchmen, seem not to be Frenchmen: and the Germans seem not to be Germans. And this maketh not conjunction, but division.
When we obiecte vnto the papistes these wordes of Paule: let euery soule be subiect vnto the superior powers, they aunswere: that euery soul ought to be subiect vnto the superior power, but yet to theyrs, not to other mens power, otherwise the frenchmen ought to be subiect vnto the Spaniardes, the Spaniardes to the Germaines, which thing, for that it is absurd, it is concluded, that euery man ought to obey his own Magistrat. But now the clergy acknowledge the bishops for theyr power, and ought to be subiect vnto thē: and the bishops acknowledge the Archbishoppes and Primates, and they lastly acknowledge the Pope. After this manner say they, we obey the power, and satisfye Paule. What haue we to do with kings or ciuil magistrats? But this is nothing els, then most filthily to abuse the wordes of Paule. 1Doo they not see that they deuide the publike wealth into two bodies, which oughte to be one body onely? For when they deuide the kyngdome of the Clergye, from the kingedome of the laitye, they make in one kyngedome twoo peoples, and doo sette ouer eyther people a Magystrate.