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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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1But to the end we may the playnlyer know, concerning prodition, whether it be at any time lawful? I think it best to call to memory those words which Augustine writeth against the letters of Petilianus the second book and 10. chap: We may not (saith he) hear the complaints of such as suffer, but seek out the mind of them which are the doers. This the man of God wrote against the Donatists, which accused our men, as betrayers & persecutors. And to them he answereth ye Paul also delivered up some to Satan, whose salvation nevertheless seemed to be committed to his charge: but for all that, because he did it of a good mind, namely to teach them not to blaspheme, and that their spirit might be saved in the day of the Lord, he could not be accused either of treason, or else of delivering up, because (as it is before said). The complaints of them which suffer are not to be heard,2 but we must seek out the mind of the doers. Wherefore when war or controversy shall happen between any, of which the one part is known to have a just & good cause, if the other part which defendeth the worser cause, & therefore doth unjustly, will by no means be brought to any good & reasonable conditions, surely good men which peradventure are found on the same side, ought in such sort to help & to defend the other part as they may advance justice. And if it be need, they ought to fall from the unjust to just men. Neither can their prodition be condemned justly as ill, although before they were never so much friends & very nigh unto those, which work unjustly.
1But to the end we may the playnlyer know, concerning prodition, whether it be at any tyme lawful? I thincke it best to cal to memory those wordes which Augustine writeth against the letters of Petilianus ye second booke and 10. chap: We may not (sayth he) heare the complaynts of such as suffre, but seke out the mynde of them whiche are the doers. This the man of God wrote agaynst the Donatistes, whiche accused our men, as betrayers & persecutors. And to them he answereth ye Paul also deliuered vp some to Sathā, whose saluatiō neuerthelesse semed to be committed to his charge: but for all that, bycause he did it of a good mynde, namely to teache them not to blaspheme, and that their spirit might be saued in the daye of the Lorde, he could not be accused either of treason, or els of deliueryng vp, bycause (as it is before sayd). The complaintes of them whiche suffre are not to be heard,