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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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This war against the Jabenites was justly and worthily taken in hand,1 because they obeyed not the public commandment. The Israelites had bound them selves by an oath, that whosoever withdrew himself from this war, the same should be put to death. Therefore they counted the Jabenites as enemies, least other men by their example should contemn public decrees. The Beniamites had committed a grievous wicked crime: but these men in that they refused the common war, and weakened the authority of the public wealth, seem also to favour their crime.2 It is not the part of good Citizens in war taken in hand by common counsel, to withdraw themselves by private counsel. Metius Suffecius captain of Albany, when he forsook Tullus Hostilius, fighting against the Fidenates, by the commandment of Tullus was bound to two carts, and so drawn in pieces. Solon deprived him of all honour & dignity,3 which in the time of sedition adjoined himself to neither party. And Pompeius (as Plutarch affirmeth) when he fled from Cesar, proclaimed that he would count all them to be enemies which abode at Rome, and helped not the common cause. And after this manner are the Jabenites prescribed and counted for enemies. And no otherwise are they to be counted, which in this our time, when there is controversy concerning religion, do dissemble allthings, when as in the mean time they will neither stand on the Papists side, nor on ours.4 They (say they) will stand in the middest between both, which is nothing else, then that they will be with the adversaries or enemies. For they halt on either side, and therefore it may be said that after a sort they favour them. Farther the cause of religion is far greater and grevouser then the cause of the public wealth. In the Church no man can excuse himself that he is a stranger: for no man which professeth himself to be a Christian, can be a stranger from religion: wherefore war is justly proclaimed against the Jabenites.
This warre against the Iabenites was iustly and worthely taken in hande,1 bycause they obeyed not the publike cōmaundement. The Israelites had bound them selues by an othe, that whosoeuer withdrew himselfe from this war, the same should be put to death. Therfore they counted the Iabenites as enemyes, least other men by their example should contemne publike decrees. The Beniamites had committed a grieuous wicked crime: but these men in that they refused the common warre, and weakened the authority of the publike wealth, seme also to fauor their crime.