A68840:1963
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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Moreover Socrates in his Ecclesiastical History teacheth,1 that the elders fasted far otherwise: for in the Lent some fasted two days, some four days, some .x. some xv. some xx. & other some the whole xl. days. And when they fasted, some abstained from all kind of flesh & fish, and did eat only all manner of pulses. Other abstained from flesh of four footed, & lived only on fowls & fishes. For all things were at that time left free in the Church. For when they had fasted until even, at supper they did eat moderately whatsoever came to hand: although afterward the thing began by little & little to decline to superstition.2 Jerome to Nepotianus saith, that there were in his time which abstained not only from all kind of meat, but also from bread. They used certain thin broths, made with spices, neither did they drink them out of a cup, but supped them out of a shell. Augustine de moribus Ecclesiae & Manichaeorum, 3bringeth in a Manichite an elect (for so their called they Ministers) who in deed did ease no flesh, but in the meantime used most delicate & fine meats, and most sweat sawses: wine also they might not touch, but drinks which were made of fruits, which much resembled wine, & far passed it in pleasantness & taste, of these I say they drank abundantly. On the other part he setteth a true Christian man, who remained fasting until evening and then had to supper a mess of herbs pottage sod with a piece of lard, and a small portion of salt flesh, and hardened in the smoke, and drank three or iiii. draughts of wine: Augustine demandeth, whether of these seemeth to have fasted best & more truly: and he gave judgement on the Catholics side.
Moreouer Socrates in his Ecclesiastical History teacheth,1 that the elders fasted far otherwise: for in the Lent some fasted two dayes, some foure dayes, some .x. some xv. some xx. & other some the whole xl. dayes. And when they fasted, some absteyned frō all kynd of flesh & fishe, and did eate onely all maner of pulses. Other absteyned frō flesh of foure footed, & lyued onely on foules & fishes. For al thīgs were at that tyme left free in the Churche. For when they had fasted vntill euen, at supper they dyd eate moderately whatsoeuer came to hande: althoughe afterward the thing began by litle & litle to decline to superstitiō.