A68840:1919
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 asked: Shall we ascend, or shall we cease? 1This is a more full interrogation then the first were: for at the first time they only demanded, which tribe should first assail the enemies. At the second time, whither God would that they should ascend against their enemies. But now they demand whither they shall go up, or whither they shall cease? As though they utterly referred the matter unto the will of God. God answereth them more gently & faith: Go up, to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand. The things that are now done and set forth, serve to our commodity. We ought to attempt nothing, whereof we are not before certain, whither it be just or unjust. For the true knowledge whereof, we must seek for the answer of God out of the holy scriptures. The Israelites would not wrap the innocents with the guilty, & therefore they sent messengers at the beginning, which thing at this day is not observed in making of wars. Our Captains and Emperors do allthings without respect, & do no less rage against children, old men, maidens, and widows, then against those which have chiefly offended. The Beniamites are worthily to be condemned, because they defended an unjust cause, & thought that it would be ignominious unto them, if they should deliver any of theirs to be punished, which thing we see happeneth very often times in these days. For masters defend their servants, they care not by what right or wrong. For if their servant, although he be guilty, be cast into prison, they think that thereby cometh a great ignominy unto themselves, their family, and to their court. But they ought to have justice before their eyes, & not to have a regard to any thing else, then that the laws should be kept. The Beniamites did put their confidence in their own strength, & the Israelites in their great number, and also in the justness of their cause. But both of them sinned, for confidence is not to be put either in the strength of soldiers, or in the number, or in the justness of the cause, but only in the mercy of God.
They asked: Shal we ascende, or shal we cease? 1This is a more ful interrogaciō then the first wer: for at the first time they onely demaunded, which tribe should first assaile the enemies. At the second time, whither God wold that they should ascend against their enemies. But now they demaund whither they shal go vp, or whither they shal cease? As though they vtterly referred the matter vnto the wil of God. God answereth them more gently & faith: Go vp, to morow I wil deliuer them into thine hand. The thinges that are now done and set foorth, serue to our cōmodity. We ought to attempt nothing, whereof we are not before certain, whither it be iust or vniust. For the true knowledge wherof, we must seke for the answer of God out of the holy scriptures. The Israelites wold not wrap the innocents with the gilty, & therfore they sent messengers at the beginning, which thing at this day is not obserued in making of wars. Our Capitains and Emperors do althinges without respect, & do no les rage against children, olde men, maydens, and widowes, then against those which haue chieflye offended. The Beniamites are worthely to be condemned, bicause they defended an vniust cause, & thought that it would be ignominious vnto thē, if they should deliuer any of theirs to be punished, which thing we see happeneth very often tymes in these dayes. For maisters defend their seruantes, they care not by what right or wrong. For if their seruant, although he be gilty, be cast into prison, they think that therby cōmeth a great ignominy vnto thēselues, their famely, and to their court. But they ought to haue iustice before their eyes, & not to haue a regard to any thing els, then that the lawes should be kept. The Beniamites did put their confidence in their own strength, & the Israelites in their great number, and also in the iustnes of their cause. But both of them sinned, for confidence is not to be put either in the strength of soldiours, or in the number, or in the iustnesse of the cause, but onely in the mercy of God.