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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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But if we shall speak of the first generation,1 whereby we are borne the children of wrath, and we all are of that mass, which lieth under the curse, from which God by his election delivereth whom he will: and whom he will not, he forsaketh according to his own will and purpose, which is always just, though it be hidden from us. Seeing that that is not brought to pass by works foreseen, neither that we have done any good or evil before we were borne, it is manifest, that certain, I mean reprobates, are forsaken of God as touching his election, before that they forsake him by their proper will, for so much as they had not it from the beginning. But we at this present, speak not of this matter, neither will descend into this question. But that which we have now affirmed Augustine hath set forth in the .14. chap. of his Soliloquii animae ad deum. 2Thou Lord (saith he) doest not forsake me, unless I first forsake thee. And in his book de natura et gratia against the Pelagians in the .27. and .28. chap. he elegantly expoundeth after what sort God is forsaken of men before he forsaketh them.3 Among other vices (saith he) pride which is borne in us, is the head of all evils. Which pride useth then to show forth it self, when we are doing well, and when we are in the chief course of the victory. There the vain hart of man is puffed up, so that every man thinketh him self not to be as other men are. This is for the most part, the first departure from God, whereby he again withdraweth him self from us. And even as we do not depart from him by steppes, but in hart and affection, so is he separated from us, not concerning place, (for, for as much as he is infinite he occupieth all things) but he withdraweth from us his favour, gifts, grace, and help.4
But if we shall speake of the fyrst generation,1 whereby we are borne the children of wrath, and we all are of that masse, which lieth vnder the curse, from which God by his election deliuereth whom he will: and whom he will not, he forsaketh according to hys own will and purpose, which is alwayes iust, though it be hidden from vs. Seing that that is not brought to passe by works foresene, neither that we haue done any good or euill before we were borne, it is manyfest, that certayne, I meane reprobates, are forsaken of God as touchyng hys election, before that they forsake hym by theyr propre will, for so much as they had not it from the beginning. But we at thys present, speake not of thys matter, neyther will descend into thys question. But that which we haue now affirmed Augustine hath set forth in the .14. chap. of his Soliloquii animae ad deum.