A68840:1875
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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Neither is this to be passed over in this place (which hath also ben often spoken of) that the Magistrate is not to be obeyed, if he command any thing against the word of God. For when he so doth, he is no Magistrate. Because (as Paul saith) he is the Minister of God to good. Wherefore if he command things contrary unto the word of God, he is not in that part his Minister. But thou wilt say: Sometimes grievous, molestous, and hard things are commanded: which yet are not against the word of God. What is to be done in those cases? We must obey: for we are commanded to obey our Lords, though they be hard, so that they command nothing against the word of GOD: which thing if they do, we must answer them with this sentence of Peter, which saith: we must rather obey God then men. Nabucad-Nezar would have had his Image worshipped, the faithful Hebrews answered: Thy image O king we will not worship. Antiochus commanded the Hebrew woman to eat swines flesh: but she chose to dye with together her seven children, rather then to commit any thing against the law of God. Also the Martin, as well in the old time as also in our time, suffered most extreme punishments, and most cruel deaths, for that they would not sin against the law of God.
Neither is this to be passed ouer in this place (whiche hath also ben often spoken of) that the Magistrate is not to be obeyed, if he commaūd any thing against the worde of God. For when he so doth, he is no Magistrate. Bycause (as Paul sayth) he is the Minister of God to good. Wherfore if he commaund thinges contrary vnto the worde of God, he is not in that parte his Minister. But thou wilt say: Sometymes greuous, molestous, and harde thinges are cōmaunded: whiche yet are not agaynst the worde of God. What is to be done in those cases? We must obey: for we are commaunded to obeye our Lordes, thoughe they be hard, so that they commaunde nothyng agaynst the worde of GOD: whiche thing if they do, we must aunswere them with this sentence of Peter, whiche sayth: we must rather obey God then men. Nabucad-Nezar would haue had his Image worshipped, the faythfull Hebrues aunswered: Thy image O kyng we will not worship. Antiochus cōmaunded the Hebrew woman to eate swines fleshe: but she chused to dye with together her seuē childrē, rather then to cōmit any thing agaynst the lawe of God. Also the Martin, as well in the old tyme as also in our tyme, suffred most extreme punishmentes, and most cruell deathes, for that they would not sinne agaynst the law of God.