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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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¶Of Tears.
¶Of Teares.
Tears are counted as certain things added and joined to repentance,1 and also to prayers. For not only the repentant, when they with a grievous sorrow detest their since, do use to weep: but also as many as do earnestly and vehemently contend to obtain any thing. Howbeit the tokens of ⟨image 69⟩true repentance are not always measured by tears.2 For we read both in the book of Genesis, and also in the Epistle to the Hebrews, that Esau also wept. Tears also do not always declare, that the prayers are of efficacy to obtain that which is desired. For David after his adultery fasted and wept whilst he earnestly prayed that life might be spared unto his son which was borne unto him by Bethsabe: which thing nevertheless he could not obtain, but that tears in those examples had no good success, there were diverse causes thereof. For Esau as we shall straight way declare, mourned not of faith: And David obtained not that which he desired, because GOD had ordained to give him that, which was much better and more noble than that which he required. In deed the son which was conceived by adultery remained not a live. But of the same mother he afterward had Solomon, who succeeded the Father in a peaceable and most ample kingdom after his death, yea and he being yet living. But contrariwise let us mark how in Peter tears were tokens of very true repentance. And also in that woman, which (as the Evangelists declare) with her tears washed the feet of the Lord.