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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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Last of all, when they are confuted in these objections, they come to this point, to say: Although it be sin to be present at Mass, yet it is but a light sin, and not to be so severely reproved by us. But when they thus say, why do they not remember, that all since have their weight, not by the nature of the workers,1 which are prohibited, but by the word of God, and the law whereby they were forbidden? Here hence do since get all their heaviness and weight. Whereunto James the Apostle seemeth to have had a respect, when as he saith in his second chapter. He which observeth the whole law, & offendeth in one of them,2 is made guilty of them all. Neither do I speak so, as though I would have all since by all means alike, which thing Augustine in his. 29.3 Epistle to Jerome aptly and manifestly denieth. He confesseth in deed that the Philosophers went about to prove it, when they affirm that all virtues are so knit together, that he which hath one virtue, hath all, and he which wanteth one, doth want them all. For as much as prudence is not fearful, neither untemperate, nor yet unjust. Wherefore it hath all the other virtues with it. And again Justice, Strength, Temperance and the other virtues, are not without wisdom, and therefore they are all had being knit together. These things (saith he) agree not with the holy scriptures. For there it is written: In many things we all offend. And if we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us. Wherefore seeing we sin in many things, we can not in sinning have virtue which is opposite unto sin which we commit.4 And nevertheless it often chanceth that he which falleth in one thing, may be constant in other things. Peradventure he which is angry, or eateth or drinketh excessively, rendereth for all that to every man his own, and is ready in Gods cause valiantly to lose his life, and therefore though he be somewhat angry or untemperate, he may for all that be called just, liberal and strong.5 Moreover the same father confuteth the similitude of the Stoics, wherein they say, that he is as well drowned in water, over whose head the water is but an hand breadth, as he which hath the water ten or twenty cubits over his head. This similitude (saith he) is not aptly brought.