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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 it were good before we go any farther, to define what proditiō is.1 To betray seemeth in Latin (as much as needeth to this present purpose) to signify three things, namely to bewray, to deceive & deliver up. Prodition therefore is an action, whereby by guile, bewraying or delivering up, our neighbours or their goods are hurt, and that especially of those, which ought rather to defend the same.
But it were good before we go any farther, to define what proditiō is.1 To betray semeth in Latine (as much as nedeth to this presēt purpose) to signifie thre things, namely to bewraye, to deceaue & deliuer vp. Prodition therfore is an actiō, wherby by guile, bewrayeng or deliuering vp, our neighbours or their goods are hurt, and that especially of those, which ought rather to defend the same.
- 1What is to betray.What is to betraye.
But there be many kinds of prodition. For they do betray,1 which do by subtle guile detect the faults of their brethren Augustine. confirmeth this kind of proditiō in his 2. question first, chap. Si peccaverit, where he saith reprehend thy brother secretly, of whose sin thou hast private knowledge: for if thou shalt do it before all men, thou shalt not then be a corrector of sin, but a betrayer. Also he which circumventeth an other, & bringeth him into danger, he betrayeth him. Wherefore Jerome (as it is written 24. question the 3. chap. Transferunt:2) saith that the same belongeth principally unto false Prophets & evil Pastors, which by their evil ⟨image 44⟩