A68840:1872
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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This place is diligently to be considered. First let us note, that the Priests of the Egyptians had their daily living out of the treasury of the king. They had meat and drink and money given them to live by. Afterward it came to pass, that when the hunger waxed great, all the Egyptians sold their lands unto the king, therewith to buy corn to drive away the hunger. But when that famine was past, the king rendered the lands unto the old possessors, but yet upon this condition, that every year they should pay him the fifth part, but of the lands of the Priests there was no fifth part paid. And no marvel: because they sold not their lands unto the king when they were kept of the common cost. Yet it is to be thought that they paid so much tribute of their lands as they were wont to pay before the famine. Neither undoubtedly can any other thing be gathered out of that place, but that Priests ought to be nourished of the common cost: but in that they payed not the fifth part, that happened for an other cause, as we have now declared.
This place is diligently to be considred. First let vs note, that the Priests of the Egyptians had theyr dayly lyuing out of the threasory of the kyng. They had meate and drinke and money geuen them to lyue by. Afterward it came to passe, that when the hunger waxed great, all the Egyptians solde their landes vnto the kyng, therwith to buy corne to driue away the hunger. But whē that famine was past, the kyng rendred the landes vnto the olde possessors, but yet vpon this condition, that euery yeare they should paye him the fift parte, but of the landes of the Priestes there was no fift part payd. And no meruayle: bycause they sold not their landes vnto the king when they were kept of the common cost. Yet it is to bee thought that they payd so muche tribute of their landes as they were wont to pay before the famine. Neither vndoubtedly can any other thyng be gathered out of that place, but that Priestes ought to be noorished of the common cost: but in that they payed not the fift part, that happened for an other cause, as we haue nowe declared.
They bring forth also the .8. chapter of Esdras, where Artaxerxes provided that when he had laid a tribute upon the Jews, there should be nothing levied of the Levites in the name of a tribute. But this is not to be marvelled at, seeing the Levites had no lands to pay tribute of. For unto them pertained only oblations, first fruits, and tenths. For which cause they were released of tributes. Also Julius Cesar de bello Gallico saith,