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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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Whether it be lawful for Christians to dwell with infidels.
Whether it be lawfull for Christiās to dwel with infidels.
But seeing the Israelites fell, because they dwelled together with ungodly nations, and did rather exact tributes of them, than utterly weed them out, according to the commandment of God. I think it good to entreat whether it be lawful for godly men to be conversant and to dwell together with the ungodly.1
BVt seing the Israelites fel, bicause they dwelled together with vngodli nations, and did rather exact tributes of them, than vtterly wede them out, according to the cōmaundemēt of God. I thinke it good to entreate whether it be lawful for godly men to be conuersant and to dwell together with the vngodly.1
- 1Reasons which prove that. The first reasonReasons which proue that. The first reasō
And assuredly there are many reasons, whereby that may seem to be lawful. First, because Christ despised not the feasts of Publicans, Pharisees, and Sinners. Reason. 2 Secondly, Paul to the Corinthians the first epistle, giveth not liberty to a faithful wife, to depart from an infidel, so that he be content to live & dwell together Reason. 3 with her. Moreover, the same Apostle writeth, that if any infidel bid you to a feast, and ye will go with them, then eat such things as are set before you. Reason. 4, By these his words therefore he maketh it free. Furthermore, the same Apostle in the same epistle, saith that he had admonished the Corinthians to avoid whoremongers, ravenours, evil speakers, and such like: but not all (saith he) for so must you go out of the world, but if any be called a brother. &c. Wherefore we are not forbidden to avoid the fellowship of all the ungodly. Besides these Reason. 5 Abraham was called out of Chaldee, and commanded to dwell as a stranger among nations, which were far from true religion. Wherefore he dwelt in Reason. 6 the land of Canaan and Egypt, which places were altogether given to idolatry. Yea, and Lot separated him self from the fellowship and family of his Reason. 7 kinsman Abraham, and went and dwelt in Sodom. Naaman also the Syrian returned to his idolatries. Christ also retained not with him all those whom he Reason, 8 had healed of diseases, but sent them again, sometimes to their own, to declare there, what had happened unto them. Finally by civil laws certain heretics Reason. 9 have had places appointed unto them, as the Novatians had in the city