A68840:1960
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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1Farther there is an abuse of fasts as touching the space of time: for as much as the Papists, if they some little while defer their dinner, and then whatsoever they eat, so that they eat no flesh, they think it sufficient. But the elders remained fasting all the whole day even to evening, all which time they were occupied in the word of God, in prayers, and holy occupations. In Levit. the .23. God saith,2 when ye fast, rest from all work, and afflict your souls: for it is a Sabaoth. And no man doubteth but that the Sabaoth endureth from evening to evening. So Saul when he had put the Philistines to flight, proclaimed a fast until night. And David in the death of Abner sware that he would taste of no meat till night.3 Tertullian contra Psychicos saith, that the Church produced their fasts even to evenyng. Augustine de moribus Ecclesiae contra Manicheos: Let accustomed fasts saith he, of the Church be continued even until night: for all the whole day were celebrated holy assemblies, were also had public prayers, but at evening they were dismissed,4 & did eat meat. But it is a sport, to see how the Papists illude this ancient custom: they say their even songs before noon, & then they go to diner, at night they institute a drinking, & so boast that they fast very well.
1Farther there is an abuse of fastes as touching the space of tyme: for as much as the Papistes, if they some litle while defer their dinner, and then whatsoeuer they eate, so that they eate no fleshe, they thinke it sufficient. But the elders remayned fasting al the whole day euen to euening, al which time they were occupied in the worde of God, in prayers, and holy occupations. In Leuit. the .23. God sayth,2 when ye fast, rest from all worke, and afflicte your soules: for it is a Sabaoth. And no man doubteth but that the Sabaoth endureth from euening to euening. So Saul when he had put the Philistines to flight, proclaymed a fast vntill night. And Dauid in the death of Abner sware yt he would taste of no meate till night.