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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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All these things are to be applied unto our times, when in the time of Papistry godly men, if they dwell with the ungodly are compelled to be at their Masses and most filthy services: which of all things is not lawful unto them. But some take these probations by me now alleged to be understand of sacrifices done to Idols, and not of the superstitions, which are now used in the time of Papistry.1 But they ought to remember that no outward work is to be had for the true worshipping of God, unless it be appointed by the word of God: which if it be not, it can be nothing else but an invention of man. For we can not without faith worship God: and faith can have no place, where the word of God is withdrawn. Wherefore in humane actions, how goodly in show so ever they be, unless god by his word do allow them, they can be no worshipping of him. Surely if we would honour men, we are wont chiefly to mark,2 in what things those men do delight in: and when we have found that out, we think we have bestowed our labour well, when we have showed unto them those things wherein they were wont to rejoice and delight. Why then do we not after the same sort with God, to serve him with that kind of worshipping which he hath allowed by his oracles? Let us hear him in Isaiah, how that in the oblations, sacrifices, incenses, and offerings which were brought into the temple without faith, he was rather wearied than rejoiced in them. He abhorreth and detesteth these kinds of sacrifices as the Prophets have taught us. If these things are spoken of those sacrifices which they by the word of God used, & that for that cause only, because they were offered without faith: what think we is to be judged of the inventions of men, & feigned worshippings, which being void of the word of God can not be done with faith?3 we may verily say that they pertain unto Idolatry. And that may be manifestly gathered hereby, because there is no true God which will be worshipped with these things. Wherefore it followeth that the ungodly whilst they adjoin such rites unto their holy services, they do not worship the true God, but him whom they have feigned with them selves to delight in these things. And for as much as in the whole nature of things there is no such, they worship the Idol of their own mind, and therefore justly and worthily they may be called Idolaters.