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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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19 Yet for all that as soon as the Judge was dead, they turned and did worse than their fathers, in following strange gods, and in serving them and bowing them selves unto them, and ceased not from the Acts of them, and from their hard way.
19 Yet for all that as soone as the Iudge was dead, they turned and did worse than their fathers, in following straunge gods, and in seruing them and bowing them selues vnto them, and ceased not from the Actes of them, and from their hard waye.
When the Hebrews in the time of the Judge that was raised up had a resting time, and came to a tolerable estate, that judge being dead, they fell again worse than they did before, and committed much more grievous things than did their elders. Whereby is found true, that which we before have said, namely that the infirmity of our nature is so great, that we can not long abide in pure religion and sincere worshipping of God. And in that it is said that they which came after were a great deal worse than their fathers, is declared that GOD not without reason and just cause was the more provoked unto anger so that whereas he had long time spared their elders, now at the last he would not forgive those that came after. And this is it which is ⟨p. 73⟩often said,1 that he doth visit the iniquities of the fathers upon the children even to the third and fourth generation, which is not so to be understand, as though he should punish the posterity more than they have deserved. But because God, as he hath spared the fathers, would so also have forgiven the children, unless they had so much followed the iniquities of their fathers, that also they went farther in those mischievous Acts, then did their fathers. God is patient, and before the poureth out his wrath and punishments, he useth to tarry for the third or fourth generation. But how these of whom we entreat were more corrupt than their fathers, the history manifestly declareth: for they committed more wicked Acts than did their fathers, And of all those, which their fathers perpetrated, they forsook none, or left none undone.