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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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Every man departed from thence unto his own inheritance. Being (as it is to be thought moved in their minds with sundry and divers affections. They partly rejoiced for the victory which they had obtained: partly they pitied the Beniamites, and were sorry they had made so uncircumspect an oath: and had raged with to cruel and unadvised a zeal. They lamented also their brethren and fellow soldiers, whom they had in that expedition lost by two overthrows. Wherefore let the grievous & horrible punishment of the Beniamites be a warning unto us to avoid and eschew unhonest and filthy lusts, as pernicious pestilences, as well of the soul as of the body, and also of all good things.
Euery man departed from thence vnto his owne inheritaunce. Being (as it is to be thought moued in their myndes with sundry and dyuers affections. They partly reioysed for the victory whiche they had obteyned: partly they pitied the Beniamites, and were sory they had made so vncircumspect an othe: and had raged with to cruell and vnaduised a zeale. They lamented also theyr brethren and fellowe souldiers, whom they had in that expedition lost by two ouerthrowes. Wherfore let the greuous & horrible punishment of the Beniamites be a warnyng vnto vs to auoyde and eschew vnhonest and filthy lustes, as pernitious pestilences, as wel of the soule as of the body, and also of al good thynges.
1But forasmuch as we are by the favour of God come to the end of this book, it is our part, as it were in a table to set before our eyes this foresaid history, to behold in it the government, whereby God defended and governed his Church and public wealth, he doth in deed punish sins grievously, but after his fatherly correction he doth with an unmeasurable goodness restore the hurts and losses, wherein men oftentimes incur by their own error & fault. In all these things we may see an Image of our times. For we are infected with the same infirmities that our fathers were: neither doth the devil and his members with less diligence at this day vex the congregation of the godly, then he did in the old time.