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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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When Jethro or Kenite had done these with Moses in the wilderness after the war of Amelek before the law was given, he returned into his own country as it is written in the xviii. Chap. of Exodus.
Whē Iethro or Kenite had done these with Moyses in the wildernesse after the warre of Amelek before the law was geuen, he returned into his own countrey as it is written in the xviii. Chap. of Exodus.
But concerning his return into his own country, there are two opinions,1 both of the Hebrews & our men. Some say that he returned to dispose and set an order in his domesticall things, and to make preparation for his family to journey with the Israelites. Which things being all finished almost in one years space, he returned to his son in law, and went together with him and the Israelites to the land of Canaan. And so they say, although it be said in the history that he departed before, yet it is truly put in the book of Num. that Moses spake with him, in the second year from the departure out of Egypt, when the tabernacle was then finished, & orders appointed, whereby the Hebrews should go forward. For he desired him, not to depart from him, but to be as it were an eye ⟨image 35⟩to the Israelites in this their journey into strange countries, for that he knew all the places of the desert very well, because he was borne in the country adjoining unto it. Not because the pillars and clouds led not the Israelites safely & soundly, but because this man was very cunning in pitching and camping an host. Moses would therefore (as they say) have him to instruct the troupes of Soldiers which should go forth, and to provide that they going forward, should abide joined together, and should keep the just manner of warlike order. Whereunto this also was a help, for that by reason of his knowledge of the countries he could easily admonish the Israelites of the nature of those places, and how far distant and nigh they were together. Howbeit other say, that Jethro so returned to his house, after he had rejoiced with Moses that he returned not unto him again: for as it is to be believed, he was very aged, and therefore he spent the rest of his age with his neighbours and family in Midian, exercising his office either of a prince or ells of a priest. Nevertheless they think that he left a son with Moses, called Hobab, to the entente he might be throughly instructed by Moses his kinsman, and by Aaron, and other excellent men of the Hebrews, in Godliness and knowledge of worshipping of God. Therefore they will have this man to be he, whom Moses spake unto in the .x. of Num. and made overseer for pitching of the camps. Besides that they say that this mans sons & family were now at this present called Kenites.