A68840:1957
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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By the decrees of Liberius, who lived in the time of Constantius, may be known,1 how that when the air was untemperate, or that there was any famine, or pestilence, or war, then they assembled together to denounce a fast, whereby to mitigate the anger of god.2 Augustine when he saw his city besieged of the Vandals, gave himself unto fasting & prayers, & in that siege died, as Possidonius testifieth. And generally when we attempt any great weighty matter, as when we denounce war, or create Magistrates, or ordain Ministers of the Church, we have need most of all of fervent prayers, for the ferventness whereof fasting very much availeth. Christ when he should begin his preaching, went into the wilderness & fasted. A widow when her husband is dead, is left in a perilous state. Therefore prayers & fasts are very convenient for her. Anna the daughter of Phanuel led her life in the temple, where she gave herself to prayer & fasting. Paul to Tim. saith: A widow which is truly a widow, putteth her confidence in the Lord, & day & night applieth herself to prayers & fasts. Cornelius, when he was not yet sufficiently instructed of Christ, and was heavy and pensive in mind, in the ninth hour was fasting, and in prayers, to whom the Angel (as it is written in the Acts of the Apostles) appeared.
By ye decrees of Liberius, who liued in ye tyme of Cōstātius, may be knowē,1 how yt whē ye ayre was vntēperate, or yt there was any famine, or pestilēce, or warre, then they assēbled together to denoūce a fast, wherby to mitigate ye anger of god.2 Augustine whē he saw his city besieged of ye Vandales, gaue himself vnto fastyng & prayers, & in that siege died, as Possidonius testifieth. And generally whē we attēpt any great waighty matter, as whē we denoūce war, or creat Magistrats, or ordeine Ministers of ye Church, we haue nede most of al of feruēt prayers, for the feruētnes wherof fasting very much auayleth. Christ when he should begyn his preaching, went into ye wildernes & fasted. A widow when her husband is dead, is left in a perillous state. Therfore prayers & fastes are very conuenient for her. Anna the daughter of Phanuel led her life in ye temple, where she gaue herself to prayer & fasting. Paul to Tim. sayth: A widowe which is truly a widowe, putteth her cōfidence in the Lord, & day & night applieth herselfe to prayers & fastes. Cornelius, when he was not yet sufficiently instructed of Christe, and was heauy and pensiue in mynde, in the ninth houre was fastyng, and in prayers, to whom the Aungell (as it is written in the Actes of the Apostles) appeared.