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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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I speak not, how that the conversation between the Hebrews and Samaritans was so odious even to the time of Christ, that the woman of Samaria (of whom John mentioneth) said unto Christ,1 that the Jews were not wont to be familiar with the Samaritans. Moreover it is not mete for Christians, to take away from them selves the boldness and liberty, freely to speak of Christ. Which they must needs do, if they dwell among infidels. For if they dwelling with infidels should familiarly have free talk of Christ, either should they be laughed to scorn, or else they should not be suffered. Undoubtedly the holy fathers in the old time, were both grieved and also mourned, when by any necessity they were compelled to dwell from the people of God. David thereof is witness, who sighed when he was by reason of the unjust violence of Saul constrained to live in desert places. And it appeareth in the Psalms, how grievously he complained and lamented that he was forced to dwell among strangers, & such as were far from god. Daniel & his fellows mought have had the fruition of the kings table, and of most delicate meats, and yet they abjected those commodities & pleasures, lest they should defile them selves with the delicate meats of the Ethnics, and with the unclean banquets of the unbelievers. Moses also (as it is written in the xi. to the Hebrews) when he mought have ben counted the son of the daughter of Pharaoh, and thereby have attained to great honour, he contemned all this, and went unto his brethren, which were oppressed with miserable servitude, in making brick and tiles. They which follow not these examples, do manifestly declare, that they have small mind of the glory of God, and that they will not redeem the same with their own loss or binderance, though it were never so small or little. Do we (saith Paul to the Corinth. 1.) provoke God? Are we stronger than he? Wherefore they which are weak and unlearned,2 whilst they take upon them to dwell among infidels, they do without doubt tempt god, and in a manner provoke him, as though they would be stronger than he. I could gather a great many more reasons for this sentence: but these which I have brought, shall be sufficient at this time.
I speake not, how that the conuersation betwene the Hebrues and Samaritanes was so odious euen to the tyme of Christ, that the woman of Samaria (of whom Iohn mencioneth) sayd vnto Christ,