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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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Cursed be he which giveth his daughter. 1Hereby appeareth the form of the oath: it was an oath of execration. This act of the Israelites had some show of equity. For godly men ought not to contract matrimonies with the ungodly. And it is most manifest that the Beniamites were ungodly, when as they would neither deliver nor punish the guilty. Besides that, they considered that the Beniamites were now not much unlike unto the Canaanites, for as much as they had committed wicked acts, like unto their since. But God had forbidden the Israelites to marry with the Canaanites. Wherefore they counted it a wicked thing to give their daughters in matrimony to them. Howbeit they ought not so to have done. For what if they had repented,2 might they not then have contracted matrimonies with them? That oath was rashly and without judgement made, neither ought it by any means to have been kept. Neither, as it is most likely, was it observed of their posterity.
Cursed be he which geueth his daughter. 1Hereby appeareth the forme of the othe: it was an othe of execration. This act of the Israelites had some shewe of equity. For godlye men ought not to contract matrimonies with the vngodlye. And it is most manifest that the Beniamites were vngodly, when as they would neither deliuer nor punish the guilty. Besides that, they considered that the Beniamites wer now not much vnlike vnto the Chananites, for as much as they had cōmitted wicked acts, like vnto their syns. But God had forbidden the Israelits to mary with the Chananites. Wherefore they coūted it a wycked thing to geue their daughters in matrimonye to them. Howbeit they oughte not so to haue done. For what if they had repented,2 might they not then haue contracted matrimonies with them? That othe was rashly and without iudgement made, neither ought it by any meanes to haue bene kept. Neither, as it is most lykelye, was it obserued of their posterity.
- 1What moved the Israelites to swear.