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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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An other abuse is, the choice of meats,1 wherein now in a manner consisteth the whole religion of fasts. The elders used it not: for when they had fasted until even, at supper they did indifferently eat whatsoever was set before them. But now our men do more severely abstain from flesh, eggs, and milk, then they in the old time abstained from unclean beasts. Paul reproveth this superstition, and calleth it a doctrine of devils. But they say, that Paul reproveth those only, which avoided some meats, as evil creatures, and believed that those evil creatures came from an evil God: but we (say they) do teach no such thing: we only forbid men some kind of meat for one day, or a few days, which afterward we set at liberty.2 As though Montanus could not after this manner have excused himself, against whom these places are cited of the fathers. Tertullian accuseth Marcio as an heretic, because he did put some holiness in fish. Wherefore there is no choice of meat to be suffered, but so much as shall seem to serve to temperance, which thing if the Papists would so diligently have taken heed of, they should rather have abstained from wine, then from flesh. For Solomon saith, wine is a thing of excess. And Paul: Abstain (saith he) from wine, wherein is excess. They should also have abstained from fish, & especially the delicater kind of fishes. For there are of them which do no less delight the taste,3 and no less stir up to lusts, then doth flesh. And undoubtedly among the elders, as well the Grecians as the Romans, fishes were counted among the chiefest delicates.
An other abuse is, the choyse of meates,1 wherein nowe in a manner consisteth the whole religion of fastes. The elders vsed it not: for when they had fasted vntill euen, at supper they dyd indifferently eate whatsoeuer was set before them. But now our mē do more seuerely absteyne from flesh, egges, and milke, then they in the olde tyme absteyned from vncleane beastes. Paul reproueth this superstition, and calleth it a doctrine of deuils. But they say, that Paul reproueth those onely, whiche auoyded some meates, as euill creatures, and beleued that those euill creatures came from an euill God: but we (say they) do teache no such thyng: we onely forbid mē some kind of meate for one day, or a few dayes, which afterward we set at liberty.