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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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Now will I declare, what the holy scriptures determine of rapt,1 and what they judge thereof. The first place is out of the book of Genesis the .6. chapter, where it is written: The sons of God seeing the daughters of men that they were fair, took them to wives, such as they lusted them selves. I know there are brought sundry interpretations of this place. Some expound the sons of God to be angels, which being kindled by the beauty of fair women, had fellowship with them. This exposition cannot agree: for forasmuch as angels have no bodies, they cannot burn in such lusts. Others by the sons of God understand those which came of Seth, and were brought up in the true worshipping of God, who being overcome with beauty & fairness, contracted matrimonies with the daughters of Cain, that is, with Idolaters and Infidels. Whereby nothing now remained sound and perfect, and therefore God sending a flood,2 destroyed the whole world. The Chaldee Interpreter saith, that the Sons of God were mighty men, and Magistrates, who when they had taken to wives the daughters of vile men, all things were filled with vices.
Now wil I declare, what the holy scriptures determine of rapte,1 and what they iudge thereof. The first place is out of the booke of Genesis the .6. chapter, where it is wrytten: The sonnes of God seing the daughters of men that they were fayre, tooke them to wiues, such as they lusted them selues. I know there are brought sundry interpretacions of this place. Some expounde the sonnes of God to be angels, which being kindled by the beuty of faire women, had fellowship with them. This exposicion cannot agree: for forasmuch as angels haue no bodies, they cannot burne in such lustes. Others by the sonnes of God vnderstand those which came of Seth, and were brought vp in the true worshipping of God, who being ouercome with beuty & fayrnes, contracted matrimonies with the daughters of Cain, that is, with Idolatrers and Infidels. Whereby nothing nowe remayned sounde and perfecte, and therefore God sending a flood,2 destroyed the whole worlde. The Chaldey Interpretour sayth, that the Sonnes of God were myghtye men, and Magistrates, who when they hadde taken to wyues the daughters of vyle men, all thynges were fylled wyth vyces.