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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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They all even to one determined, that so great a villainy should be avenged, if the Beniamites would not punish the guilty, as it was meet they should. The sum is: They will not suffer the wicked act to escape unpunished. But how these things mought be rightly and orderly done and ordered, was first to be considered. For there was a great number of men, namely .4. hundred thousand. Wherefore out of that number they chose some to bring victuals: & other some to assail the enemies. But before all things, they sent a message unto the Beniamites, that if they would deliver the wicked men, they would cease ⟨image 274⟩from war. But some man will say, was it sufficient to deliberate to fight, and only to hear the accusation of the Levite? Undoubtedly it seemeth that he ought to have proved that fact,1 both by reasons, and also by witnesses. But it is probable, that he had his servant to witness, which was present when those things were done, and peradventure that old man, to whom he had turned in. For it is to be thought that he was departed from the Gibeonites, for as much as he could not abide their wickedness. But howsoever the matter was, the people before they go to hand strokes, decreed to send messengers unto the Beniamites, that by them they might excuse their fact, and defend them selves. And by that means the other part, namely the guilty, was heard.
They al euen to one determined, that so great a villany should be auenged, if the Beniamites would not punish the guilty, as it was meete they should. The summe is: They wil not suffer the wicked act to escape vnpunished. But howe these thinges mought be rightly and orderly done and ordered, was first to bee considered. For there was a great number of men, namelye .4. hundreth thousand. Wherfore out of that number they chused some to bring vittayles: & other some to assayle the enemies. But before all thinges, they sent a message vnto the Beniamites, that if they woulde deliuer the wicked men, they woulde cease ⟨image 274⟩from warre. But some man wil say, was it sufficient to deliberate to fight, and onely to heare the accusacion of the Leuite? Vndoubtedlye it seemeth that hee ought to haue proued that fact,1