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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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Finally perjury or lying are not to be mingled with those proditions which may be allowable. For as much as it is manifest by the Apostolical rule, ye evils are not to be committed, whereby good things may follow. I know there be some which go about to defend those kind of lies which are called officious or honest.1 But Augustine doth not allow that. Whose reasons they which are desirous to know, let them read his book Ad Consentiū. I assuredly agree unto his opinion. For though there were no other reason, yet me thinketh this were sufficient, because the liar bringeth himself out of credit, whereby nothing that he afterward speaketh can scarcely be believed, for they which hear it will suspect it always as a lye. And besides this that scripture doth every where detest lies. And we are commanded (as Peter saith) to speak as it were the words of god. And these words are pure, neither must we grant that there is any lye found in them, as Augustine hath very well written unto Jerome. 2And though we read that the saints did sometimes lye, yet we must either not excuse them, seeing they were men, or else we must think that it was done by the will of god. For then the action, which of his own nature, appeareth to be vicious, ceaseth […] to be sin, when it is manifest that god hath commanded the same. And after this sort Abraham is excused, in that he would have killed his son. The Israelites also are defended, which when they departed, took away with them, those things which they had borrowed of the Egyptians.
Finally periury or lyeng are not to be mingled wt those proditions whiche may be allowable. For as much as it is manifest by the Apostolical rule, ye euils are not to be cōmitted, wherby good things may follow. I know there be some which go about to defēd those kynd of lyes which are called officious or honest.1 But Augustine doth not allow that. Whose reasons they which are desirous to know, let thē read his boke Ad Consentiū. I assuredly agree vnto his opinion. For though there were no other reason, yet me thincketh this were sufficient, bycause the lyer bringeth himself out of credite, wherby nothing yt he afterward speaketh cā scarcely be beleued, for they which heare it wil suspect it alwaies as a lye. And besides this yt scripture doth euery where detest lyes. And we are cō maūded (as Peter saith) to speake as it wer the wordes of god. And these wordes are pure, neither must we graūt yt there is any lye foūd in thē, as Augustine hath very wel writtē vnto Ierome.