A68840:1965
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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There is an other abuse because they impose such fasts which the strengths of men are not able and abide. For they will have the people fast .40. days. Which thing, if it should be required according to the prescript rule of GOD, and of the old Church, namely that the fast should be continued until even, no man in a manner were able to perform that. And that institution some refer unto Thelesphorus the Pope, other some to a time a little before him. And undoubtedly therein is nothing else, then a certain mere wicked zeal and naughty imitation of Christ. For he fasted .40. days: therefore superstitious then thought it good that Christians should fast so many days every year, when as yet Christ fasted after this manner,1 but once in his life time: neither required he at any time any such act of his Apostles. But these men decree it to be sin, and that a grievous sin, when such a fast is violated. They ought to have regarded that Christ all the time did eat nothing, & in that he could so long endure, the same to have pertained to a miracle, and to the power of God: The holy scriptures no where command,2 that in that thing we should imitate Christ. Chrysostom in his .47. Homely upon Matthew: The Lord (saith he) hath not commanded thee to fast forty days, although he mought have commanded it. What then commanded he? Learn (saith he) of me, for I am meek and humble in heart. But the manner of these men is perverse. For they will imitate Christ in that which they are not commanded: but that which they are commanded, they will not follow. Our saviour when he sent forth his disciples: Go (saith he) to all nations, teaching to observe those things, not whatsoever things I have done, but whatsoever things I have commanded you. And it is a wonder to see how superstitiously and subtly they have decreed of these things in the Council of Martine de Consecratione, 3in the dist. 3. Non licet, and in the Canons of the Council of Laodicenum in the chapter Non oportet, it is commanded, that in the Lent fasting on the Thursday should not be broken. And in the Council of Agathensis it is commanded,4 that in the Lent fasting on the Saturday also should not be broken: because on the Thursday & Saturday many fasted not.