A68840:1876
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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1Eusebius Casariensis writeth that Constantius the father of Constantine feigned upon a time, that he would put out all the Christians which would abide in their religion, from their honours and offices. But they which were in very deed godly, of their own free will gave over their dignity, and chose rather to give place unto dignities, then to depart from Christ. But this turned to good unto them, for the Emperor embraced them: and those which had denied Christ for to keep their dignities, he utterly removed from himself, saying: that they also would not be faithful unto him, which had broken their faith unto God. Constantius afterward the son of Constantine, 2being an Arian, went about to draw the faithful Bishops into his heresy: but they chose rather to be banished,3 then to follow that wicked purpose of the Emperor. Afterward Julianus Apostate opened the temples of Idols, and laboured to drive the Christians to the Ethnic religion & worshipping, but such as were in deed godly had greater ⟨p. 265⟩love and regard to Religion of Christ then to their life.4 Yea and Achilles in Homer saith: I will obey the princes, but yet when they command things honest and just.
1Eusebius Casariensis writeth that Constantius the father of Constantine fayned vpon a tyme, that he would put out all the Christians whiche would abyde in theyr religion, from their honours and offices. But they whiche were in very dede godly, of theyr own free will gaue ouer their dignity, and chused rather to geue place vnto dignityes, then to depart frō Christ. But this turned to good vnto thē, for the Emperour embraced thē: and those which had denyed Christ for to keepe their dignityes, he vtterly remoued from hymself, saying: that they also would not be faythful vnto him, whiche had broken thier fayth vnto God. Constantius afterwarde the sonne of Constantine, 2