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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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We gather by this place that the repentance of the Hebrews before declared (which happened after the death of Joshua, 1when the public wealth was governed by a Senate, and the enemies were by many battles destroyed, & compelled to pay tribute unto the Israelites which had conquered them) bridled and restrained the people a long time, from falling into more grievous since. They had sinned in deed, as we have now heard, in sparing the Canaanites, and not abolishing their wicked idolatry. But afterward when they had desired and obtained pardon of so great a crime, they abstained a long time from the worshipping of Idols, and the repentance now mentioned brought forth his fruit.
We gather by this place that the repentaunce of the Hebrues before declared (which happened after the death of Iosua, 1when the publike wealth was gouerned by a Senate, and the enemies wer by manye battailes destroyed, & compelled to paye tribute vnto the Israelites whiche had conquered them) brydled and restrained the people a long time, from falling into more grieuous synnes. They had sinned in dede, as we haue now heard, in sparing the Chananites, and not abolishing their wicked idolatry. But afterward when they had desired and obtained pardon of so great a crime, they abstained a long time from the woorshipping of Idols, and the repentaunce now mencioned brought forth his fruit.
- 1The profit of the repentance before mentioned of the people.The profite of the repentance before mentioned of ye people.
Some peradventure will marvel, how chance,1 that they still kept the league which was wickedly made with the Canaanites, & overthrew not their detestable worshippings, Temples and Idols. Undoubtedly if their repentance had been true and perfect, they ought faithfully to have amended that wherein they sinned: for among other things those are counted the just fruits of repentance. I have nothing else to answer here, but that I think they did not this,