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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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Have compassion on us for them. The sense of this short and brief prayer is this: We will say that we were sorrowful and pensive, and that we could no other way seek and provide wives for the Beniamites. And whatsoever is done, we will affirm to have been done by our counsel, and that we were the authors thereof. And so we will desire them, for our sakes to pardon you. Other do easelier expound it: Gratify us, and give us your maidens, if you think them unworthy to have them. We thought that there had been maidens enough of the Jabenites: but that happened otherwise. Wherefore we were constrained to provide for them by some other means. And if they will say that they are bound by an oath, and that they cannot give them: unto that we will answer, that their oath is satisfied, because they themselves have not given their daughters, but ye have stolen them. Here we perceive that a public oath is lenified and mitigated by the interpretation of the Elders. And undoubtedly that is their office which govern a public wealth. Ye (say they) have not given them of your own free will, wherefore ye are free from the oath. Therefore the Beniamites are provided for by rapt or stealth.1 In the Roman history also it is said that the virgins of Sabine were rapt or stolen, but yet somewhat after an other sort. For there the virgins which were rapt, were strangers, neither had Romulus any right over them: but these maidens were Israelites, and were subject unto the authority of the people.
Haue compassion on vs for them. The sense of this short and briefe prayer is this: We wil say that we wer sorowful and pensiue, and that we could no other way seeke and prouide wiues for the Beniamites. And whatsoeuer is done, we wil affirme to haue bene done by our counsel, and that we were the authors therof. And so we wil desire them, for our sakes to pardon you. Other do easelier expound it: Gratefy vs, and geue vs your maidens, if you thinke them vnworthy to haue them. We thought that there had bene maidens inough of the Iabenites: but that happened otherwise. Wherefore we were constrained to prouide for them by some other meanes. And if they wil say that they are bounde by an othe, and that they cannot geue them: vnto that we wil answer, that their othe is satisfied, bicause they themselues haue not geuē their daughters, but ye haue stollen them. Here we perceaue that a publike othe is lenefied and mitigated by the interpretacion of the Elders. And vndoubtedlye that is their office whyche gouerne a publike wealth. Ye (say they) haue not geuen them of your owne free wyl, wherfore ye are free from the othe. Therefore the Beniamites are prouided for by rapte or stelth.