A68840:1911
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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The Beniamites assembled together to Gibea, because they saw all the brunt of the battle bent thitherward. They took out the choice of their soldiers, wherein were not comprehended the inhabitants of Gibea, which were in number six hundred men of war, and men picked out. And it is added for a thing wonderful, that there were of the Beniamites seven hundred, which had an impediment in their right hands, but used slings, & leavened so nigh, that they missed not even an hear breadth.1 It is said that they had their hands closed, because the sinews were bound, neither could the spirits have their movings freely. For which cause they were unapt to draw swords. The latin translation hath ambi dexteros, because they could use both hands, as though either hand were the right hand.2 And they which excuse this translation, do say that they so used the left hand, as if they had had no right hand. I think rather that they were left handed. But in that it is added that they levelled so rightly, that they missed not a hear breadth,3 I think it be spoken by this figure Hyperbole, whereby their cunning and industry might the more be commended.
The Beniamites assembled together to Gibea, bicause they saw al the brunt of the battail bent thitherwarde. They tooke out the choyce of their soldiours, wherein were not comprehended the inhabiters of Gibea, which were in number sixe hundreth men of warre, and men picked out. And it is added for a thyng wonderful, that there were of the Beniamites seuen hundreth, which had an impediment in their right handes, but vsed slynges, & leuened so nye, yt they missed not euen an heare bredth.1 It is saide that they had their handes closed, bycause the sinews wer bound, neither could the spirites haue their mouings frely. For which cause they were vnapt to draw swordes. The latin translacion hath ambi dexteros, bicause they could vse both handes, as though either hand were the right hand.2 And they which excuse this translacion, do say that they so vsed the leaft hand, as if they had had no right hand. I thinke rather that they were leaft handed. But in that it is added that they leueled so rightly, that they missed not a heare bredth,