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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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The matter was, what soever was found on live in those cities, for all that ought to be killed,1 and the buildings and other garnishings of the city ought to be clean destroyed: but as for the ornaments and riches, they were (as it is said) consecrated unto the worshipping of God. But there is to be marked, that none were vowed unto so horrible a destruction, but such as were already declared ⟨p. 31⟩and known to be enemies of God: for it is not lawful to kill Innocents. Wherefore they sinned most grievously which so vowed Pauls death, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed him. And at this day they behave them selves more than wickedly,2 which say that they have vowed them selves most cruelly to kill all the Professors of the gospel. Yea, and Jephthah without doubt was deceived,3 which because of his kind of vowing thought that his daughter should either be slain, or else compelled to perpetual virginity. Agamemnon also is to be condemned, which (as Cicero declareth in his book of offices) vowed unto Diana the fairest woman that should be borne in his kingdom. And to perform this foolish vow, he sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia. 4But the efficient cause of the vow Cherem, sometimes is God, as it is written in the .vii. and .x. chap. of Deut. For there it is commanded that places dedicated to Idols, altars, images, groves, & monuments should be utterly destroyed, and that was a perpetual curse in the land of Canaan, and to be always observed. Sometimes the Prince made such a vow, as we read of Joshua, and sometimes the people, as we find in the .21. chap. of Num. The prophets also sometimes did this, & so Samuel commanded Saul, clean to destroy all things belonging to the Amalekites
The matter was, what soeuer was found on lyue in those cities, for al that ought to be killed,1 and the buildinges and other garnishinges of the city ought to be cleane destroyed: but as for the ornamentes and riches, they were (as it is sayd) consecrated vnto the worshipping of God. But ther is to be marked, that none wer vowed vnto so horrible a destruction, but such as were already declared