A68840:1878
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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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,2 ought the rest therefore to be idle, because some consent not to their common business? Did Paul when he was called to preach Christ, tarry for the consent of his other brethren. No undoubtedly: but as he writteth unto the Galatians, when it pleased GOD to reveal unto me his Son, that I should preach him among the Gentiles, I did not straightway ask counsel of flesh and blood, neither went I unto the Apostles which were before me, but I went into Arabia. Wherefore he tarried not for the consent of other, but straightway obeyed his vocation. So also ought we to do: after that GOD hath opened unto us his truth,3 we must not tarry. We must in deed tarry for the consent if the thing be doubtful and dark. But our cause is manifest and without all obscureness, which if we will omit till consent be had, the thing it self is lost,4 and good occasions taken away. Tiberius would have brought Christ into the number of the gods, but he thought to have the consent of the Senate: but the Senate would not: and by that means it came to pass, that whilst the consent was tarried for, Christ could not be numbered among the gods, where as Tiberius was able to have brought it to pass by himself. But I pray you let them tell us: For whose consent they will tarry? For the Bishops consent? But they (no doubt) will never consent: for they are sworn enemies unto the truth.
But there are some whiche saye:1 that before we departe from the obedience of the Magistrates as touchyng Religion, we must tary for the consent of the Churche. They whiche say these thynges, must marke that Christ neuer so commaunded: Euery manne for hymselfe is wholy bounde vnto the lawe of GOD, whether other consent or dissent. If the good man of a house haue many seruauntes, whome he commaundeth to doo hys woorke in the countrey, but some of them, when their master is absent wil be idle,