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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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Farther, Christ being asked of his Apostles, why they could not heal the dumb and cast out the devil. He answered: Because of your incredulity. And he added: This kind of devils is cast out only by fasting and prayer. That place is somewhat dark, and therefore it shall not be unprofitable briefly to expound it. Is it to be thought, that by the merit of fasting and prayers (as they use to speak) devils are cast out by virtue of the work wrought? Not so. What then signified the words of Christ? First he said: Because of your incredulity: for if ye had faith, even so much as a grain of mustard, and should say unto this mountain: Take up thy self, & cast thy self into the sea, it should obey you. And together with a faith, is necessary a vehement and fervent prayer, and also fasting, because a fixed and earnest prayer which draweth the mind, not only from meat and drink, but also from all other humane cogitations and pleasures. Wherefore Christ by the effects describeth the cause, namely, faith by prayers and fasting, and he speaketh of those devils, to whom god gave more liberty, as though he should have said: ye must not live easily or idly, if ye will cast out this kind of devils. Ye must have a sure and strong faith which thing he expressed by the effects, by prayers I say and fasts.
Farther, Christ being asked of his Apostles, why they could not heale ye dōme and cast out the deuil. He answered: Bycause of your incredulity. And he added: This kynd of deuils is cast out onely by fasting and prayer. That place is somewhat darke, and therfore it shall not be vnprofitable briefly to expounde it. Is it to be thought, that by the merite of fastyng and prayers (as they vse to speake) deuils are cast out by vertue of the worke wrought? Not so. What thē signified the woordes of Christ? First he said: Bycause of your incredulity: for if ye had fayth, euen so muche as a grayne of mustard, and should say vnto this mountayne: Take vp thy self, & cast thy self into the sea, it should obey you. And together with a fayth, is necessary a vehement and feruent prayer, and also fastyng, bycause a fixed and earnest prayer which draweth the mind, not onely frō meate and drinke, but also from all other humane cogitacions and pleasures. Wherefore Christ by the effectes describeth the cause, namely, fayth by prayers and fasting, and he speaketh of those deuils, to whom god gaue more liberty, as though he should haue sayd: ye must not lyue easely or idely, if ye will cast out this kynd of deuils. Ye must haue a sure and strong fayth whiche thyng he expressed by the effectes, by prayers I say and fastes.