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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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1But that the thing may be made more plain, let us in a sum gather the definition of a sacrifice. And that is thus: A sacrifice is a voluntary and religious action, instituted of God, to offer unto him our things, unto his glory, and that thereby we may with a straighter bond be coupled unto him in holy society.
1But that the thing may be made more plain, let vs in a summe gather the definition of a sacrifice. And that is thus: A sacrifice is a voluntary and religious action, instituted of God, to offer vnto him our thinges, vnto his glory, and that thereby we may with a strayghter bond be coupled vnto hym in holy societye.
- 1The definition of a Sacrifice.
To this definition of sacrifices, must be added a participation.1 Certain sacrifices are propitiatory, & others are of thanks giving. By the first kind God is made merciful unto us, by the power & just merit thereof.2 But of this sort we have but only one, for as much as only by the death of Christ the eternal father is reconciled unto us, and by the merit of this one only oblation the sins of the elect are forgiven. But in the other kind of sacrifice we give thanks unto God, we celebrate his name, and to our power we obey his will. Again,3 we must know that this kind of sacrifice consisteth of two parts, whereof the one is an inward part, namely whereby we freely and without compulsion refer unto God our own will and our selves wholly, and all that we have received, and we make them subject unto him, and consecrate them unto his name. The other is an outward part, whereby by some gift, and that visible and sensible, we do as it were by some token and sign, testify what we have in our hart, and we offer unto him somewhat of those things, which he himself hath given unto us. So they in the old time offered first fruits, tenths, and sacrifices. In which things they did not only shadow Christ,