A68840:1877
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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And these things pertain not only to subjects, but also to inferior Magistrates. For what,1 if the superior prince command the inferior Magistrates, to receive the Mass in their Cities? Undoubtedly they ought not obey. If a man will say: It is the superior power, therefore it must be obeyed: I will answer: In things civil and humane let them obey as much as they ought, but nothing against GOD. We must always run unto that principle: Every thing is such a thing by reason of an other, wherefore that other shall more be such. Therefore if we obey the Magistrate for God's sake, much more is GOD himself to be obeyed. Wherefore the inferior Magistrates ought not in such things to have a regard what the superior power commandeth, but what God himself hath commanded.
And these thynges pertayne not onely to subiectes, but also to inferior Magistrates. For what,1 if the superior prince commaunde the inferior Magistrates, to receaue the Masse in their Cityes? Vndoubtedly they ought not obey. If a manne will saye: It is the superior power, therefore it muste bee obeyed: I will aunswere: In thynges ciuile and humane let them obeye as muche as they ought, but nothyng agaynste GOD. We muste alwayes runne vnto that principle: Euery thyng is suche a thyng by reason of an other, wherefore that other shall more bee suche. Therefore if we obeye the Magistrate for goddes sake, muche more is GOD hymselfe to be obeyed. Wherefore the inferior Magistrates ought not in suche thynges to haue a regarde what the superior power commaundeth, but what God hymselfe hath commaunded.
- 1Of inferior powers.
But there are some which say:1 that before we depart from the obedience of the Magistrates as touching Religion, we must tarry for the consent of the Church. They which say these things, must mark that Christ never so commanded: Every man for himself is wholly bound unto the law of GOD, whether other consent or dissent. If the good man of a house have many servants, whom he commandeth to do his work in the country, but some of them, when their master is absent will be idle,