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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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They ought also to be most assured of this, that the Mass is a pledge, an earnest penny, a token and sign, whereby Papists know theirs from others. For ⟨p. 54⟩whether a man give alms or no: whether he pray or not pray, whether he live chastely or unpurely, and such like things they neglect, they only have a regard to this, whither he come to Mass: which if they perceive that he do, by and by they count him for one of their own. And again to detest the Mass,1 and not to hear it, they take it for a most certain sign of falling away from Antichrist. Wherefore we may commonly call Mass a public profession of Popery. With what colour therefore, or with what countenance can they extenuate so great a crime? They are grievous evils (say they) which hang over us: and we put our selves in most great dangers, unless we communicate with the Papists in hearing of Masses, I confess that: but let them remember that God also foresaw all these things, and declared that they should come to pass, who for all that will not suffer, that his laws should be changed. Wherefore as touching these chances, let us cast our care upon him which hath commanded these things, & is not ignorant that these evils are joined with the observing of his commandments.2 The nature therefore and strength of troubles and dangers is not such, to be able to abrogate the laws of God. They abide, yea and for ever shall abide, and therefore let us not desire to have them broken by our dangers or miseries. And men are healthfully and rightly counselled, not to part them selves between God and the devil, to deliver unto God their affection or hart, and grant unto the devil their body and outward parts.
They ought also to be most assured of this, that the Masse is a pledge, an earnest peny, a token and signe, whereby Papistes knowe theirs from others. For ⟨p. 54⟩whether a man geue almes or no: whether he pray or not pray, whether he lyue chastly or vnpurely, and such like things they neglect, they onely haue a regarde to this, whither he come to Masse: which if they perceaue that he doo, by and by they count him for one of their own. And againe to detest the Masse,