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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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The league that was made is written in the 30. and 31. chap. of Deut: where god promised the Hebrews that all things should prosper with them so long as they kept his laws and worshipping of him. But if they should fall from him to Idols, and cast away the laws of their god, then should they be delivered into the hands of their enemies, but in such sort, that if they repented and would desire aid of their god, he would straightways be present with them, to deliver them from all the evils wherewith they should be oppressed. But we shall not need to stand long now about this matter, because it he proceeding forward of the history, we shall manifestly perceive, that the Israelites did oftentimes offend. And god chastened them as his children with just punishments. But when they turned and cried unto him, he had compassion of them, and delivered them by judges out of their miseries. This remaineth also for us to declare, that for as much as Christ is called the end and perfection of all the holy books, how these acts also of the judges may and ought to be referred unto him, and how they prophesy him unto us, as the other holy books do. To answer to this I will take that which Origen writeth in his first Homely upon this book. Al the works of god by themselves are great:1 but when they are conferred together, some of them may be called small, and other some great. If god his leading of the children of Israel out of Egypt and through the wilderness should be beholden by themselves, they are surely great works: but if they be afterward conferred with this, that God loved the world so, that he gave his only begotten Son for it, then shall this be a great work, and the others small. But because in the greater things the less are comprehended (for that they are parts of them) as the number of two is contained in three, and three in four. So these private deliveries of the people which happened under the Judges, for as much as they are comprehended in that principal redemption, which is given unto mankind by Christ, it must needs be that they should express unto us the same, for that they were certain assured parts and figurative shadows, and had the same author namely Christ him self. For he which before delivered the Hebrews by judges, did afterward redeem all men by him self.
The league that was made is written in the 30. and 31. chap. of Deut: where god promised the Hebrues that all things should prosper with them so long as they kept his lawes and worshipping of him. But if they should fall from hym to Idols, and cast away the lawes of their god, then should they be deliuered into the handes of their enemies, but in such sort, that if they repented and would desire ayde of their god, he would streightwaies be present with them, to deliuer them from al the euils wherwith they should be oppressed. But we shal not nede to stand long now about this matter, bicause it he proceding forward of the history, we shal manifestly perceaue, that the Israelits did oftentimes offend. And god chastened them as his children with iust punishments. But when they turned and cried vnto him, he had compassion of them, and deliuered them by iudges out of their miseries. This remayneth also for vs to declare, yt for as much as Christ is called the end and perfection of all the holy bokes, how these actes also of the iudges may and ought to be referred vnto him, and how they prophecie him vnto vs, as the other holy bookes do. To answer to this I will take that which Origen writeth in his first Homely vpon thys boke. Al the workes of god by themselues are great: