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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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And now I think good to add this,1 that it is no marvel that the Israelites sware a foolish oath, and exercised their sharpness towards their brethren more cruelly then was mete: and also admitted & gave counsel to that rapt such as it was, forasmuch as they neither asked counsel of god, nor of the high priest, nor of the Prophet concerning these things. God in deed had promised them the victory, yet had he not given them this commandment clean to destroy the tribe of Benjamin, & to kill all their women, also to slay all the women of the Jabenites, they had no commandment out of the word of god.2 But the negligence of the high Priest & Priests is most of all to be marvelled at, which did not of their own accord offer themselves, although the elders asked not counsel of them. But Pinhas (as I suppose) was at this time sore worn in age, & the other Priests raking all things unto them, they cared not how, very coldly regarded things pertaining unto God, forasmuch as there was no king in Israel nor stout Magistrate, which should have kept the Hebrews in the duty of the law. Wherefore the people not being holpen by the holy ministry so much as need required, committed many things thorough foolishness & fury, & gathered such fruits of their works as the history rehearseth. For they should not have ben so outrageous to have slain all the maidens of the Beniamites, forasmuch as the law had prohibited, that children should be slain for the sins of their parents. Neither ought the Israelites to have bound themselves by an oath, not to marry their daughters by any means to the Beniamites. It was also to cruelly done to destroy all the women of the Jabenites which were not virgins. Neither ought they to have committed that kind of rapt to save their oath upright, which was but a vain oath and of no force.
And now I thinke good to adde this,1 yt it is no meruail that ye Israelites sware a foolish othe, and excercised their sharpenes towardes their brethren more cruelly then was mete: and also admitted & gaue counsell to that rapt such as it was, for asmuch as they neither asked counsel of god, nor of ye highe priest, nor of the Prophet concerning these thinges. God in deede had promised thē the victory, yet had he not geuen thē this commandemēt cleane to destroy the tribe of Beniamin, & to kil al their women, also to slay all the women of the Iabenites, they had no cōmaū dement out of the word of god.