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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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So also may a good Prince answer: I require of you those things which are written in the word of God, and which are decent and do edify. Wherefore if your opinion or conscience be against it, that is not to be ascribed unto me, which have diligently laboured that ye might not be ignorant of the truth and miserably perish. For I have diligently seen unto, that ye should be taught and instructed in the truth, & so will I still go forward in exhorting, admonishing and commanding you: but read ye the holy Scriptures, hear your Teachers, and pray unto God to open the eyes of your mind. These things if the Prince shall say unto those men which do so cavil against him, I do not see by what right, or by what means he can be reprehended.
So also may a good Prince aunswer: I require of you those thinges whych are written in the woord of God, and which are decent and do edefye. Wherefore if your opinion or conscience bee againste it, that is not to bee ascribed vnto me, which haue diligently laboured that ye might not be ignorant of the truth and miserably perish. For I haue diligently sene vnto, that ye should be taught and instructed in the truth, & so wyll I styl go forward in exhorting, admonishing and commaunding you: but reade ye the holy Scriptures, heare your Teachers, and pray vnto God to open the eyes of your mynde. These thinges if the Prince shall say vnto those men which doo so cauil against him, I do not see by what right, or by what meanes he can be reprehended.
And I think this is not to be omitted that Augustine said,1 that he was once of that opinion, that nothing should be done by violence against heretics, but only they should be instructed by admonitions and doctrine. But he confesseth that he was admonished by certain Bishops of more experience, which showed him of certain Cities, which before were in a manner utterly destroyed by the error of the Donatists, and were by violence and laws of the Emperors compelled to come unto the Catholic Church, which Cities being thus at the length sincerely converted unto the truth, rendered thanks unto GOD, neither would they, if by any means they mought have returned again to so pernicious opinions. Wherefore a godly Prince shall nothing hurt such men, yea he shall profit them much, if after he have instructed them, he compel them to receive the Sacraments duly, as they be delivered by the word of God.