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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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1Wherefore Jerome upon the 27. chap. of Ezekiel sayeth, that espial, is an indifferent thing, namely which a man may use both well and evil. Moses and Joshua used it well, and also the house of Joseph. If so be that the war be unjust, the espial also serving thereunto must needs be unjust. Wherefore the brethren of Joseph, when he said unto them, by the health of Pharaoh, ye be spies, did put that away from them as an injury or a rebuke.2 But the punishment of spies is, if they be taken, all one with the punishment, wherewith enemies are punished when they fall into the hands of their enemies. For it skilleth not whether a man fight with weapons, or by subtlety and craft. Wherefore they must be of a valiant courage,3 which for the common profit adventure their life in playing the spies. For it is not every mans office to be a good spy. Josephus writeth that the spies which were sent by Joshua, were Geometricians, because they ought well and clearly to know the situation of the land of Canaan. And Homer made Ulysses and Diomedes spies,4 which otherwise were noble men. Paul the Apostle in the Epistle to the Galath. The place before mentioned the second chap. excellently referred the work of espial to contentions of Religion, where he writeth that there were [Greek or Hebrew], that is, that there were certain incommers being false brethren, which [Greek or Hebrew], that is, came in. [Greek or Hebrew], that is to espy out our liberty as though he should say, they subtly sought & searched out our opinion, to resist it, and made search with great diligence whether they that were with us kept uncircumcision, and that was to espy out the liberty of the Church, namely that by it, they might overthrow Christians.
1Wherfore Ierome vpon the 27. chap. of Ezechiel sayeth, that espiall, is an indifferent thing, namely whiche a man may vse both well and euill. Moses and Iosua vsed it wel, and also the house of Ioseph. If so be that the warre be vniust, the espiall also seruing thereunto must nedes be vniust. Wherefore the brethren of Ioseph, when he sayd vnto them, by the health of Pharao, ye be spyes, did put that away from them as an iniury or a rebuke.