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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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But with great importunity, as they be shameless,1 they yet go farther and demand, how chance Daniel was not cast into the burning furnace with his fellows, when as the punishment was a like appointed unto them, which would not worship the image of Nebuchadnezzar? Wherefore these men feign with themselves, that Daniel did make as though he worshipped it, and for that cause the Chaldeans meddled not with him. And they say also, that they may lawfully do that which they think this holy Prophet of God did. They consider not that they openly fall into a false kind of reason, which commonly is called Non causa ut causa, which is, when that which is not a cause, is put for a cause.2 For there might be very many other causes, why Daniel was not then punished. ⟨image 58⟩Peradventure he met not the image which was carried about, or if at any time he met it, the Chaldeans marked not what he did. Or being found faulty in it and marked, he was not accused, because the King loved him exceedingly. But we must not believe,3 that the man of god for fear of punishment or death, would dissemble the worshipping of the image against the law and piety: when as it is afterward declared how for piety sake he was caste to the Lyons. Wherefore forasmuch as there might be diverse causes that he was not delivered to be burnt in the fire with his fellows, Why do these men them snatch unto them only one cause, and that such a cause, as was unworthy and full of reproach to such a holy man, and specially seeing in the holy scriptures, there is not so much as a suspicion of so detestable an act any way given us?
But with great importunitye, as they be shamelesse,1 they yet go farther and demaund, how chaunce Daniell was not cast into the burning fornace with his fellowes, when as the punishment was a like appointed vnto thē, which would not worship ye image of Nabuchadnezar? Wherfore these mē fayne with thēselues, that Daniell dyd make as though he worshipped it, and for that cause the Chaldeians medled not with him. And they saye also, that they may lawfullye do that which they thinke thys holy Prophet of God dyd. They consider not that they openly fal into a false kynde of reason, which commonly is called Non causa vt causa, which is, when that which is not a cause, is put for a cause.