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,…

But this seemeth to be against the things before said,¹ because in the Psalms it is written that God is such a one, as willeth no iniquity, and hateth since. And undoubtedly he is so in deed: For unless he hated sins, why should he punish them? for things that are allowed, are not wont to be punished. Farther, he hath most severely prohibited them by his laws. But as touching this,² thus must we decree of the will of god, that it is in nature and very deed one, which yet may be divided for divers and sundry respects. For as it is set forth in the scriptures & the law, he condemneth sins, he prohibiteth them, and threateneth most grievous punishments unto them. Howbeit because he directeth the same sins whithersoever he will, & useth them to his counsels and decrees, neither when he may, letteth them, it is therefore said that after a sort he willeth them. Neither is it meet to deny that such sundry respects are in the will of god. For god would before all beginnings, have his son sacrificed unto him for a most sweet sacrifice: who yet himself said in the law: Thou shalt not kill, & thou shalt not shed innocent blood. God also forbade, that any should be deceived, who for all that would have Ahab to be deceived of Satan, ³as we have a little before mentioned. And least any man should doubt that Christ was put to death by the will of God, we may see in the acts of the Apostles that it is most manifestly said that the Jews did those things which God by his counsel had before ordained.

But this semeth to be agaynst the things before said,¹ bicause in the Psalmes it is wrytten that God is such a one, as willeth no iniquity, and hateth synnes. And vndoubtedly he is so in dede: For vnles he hated sinnes, why should he punish them? for thinges that are allowed, are not wont to be punished. Farther, he hath most seuerely prohibited them by his lawes. But as touching this,² thus must we decree of the wil of god, that it is in nature and very dede one, whych yet may be deuided for diuers and sundry respectes. For as it is set foorth in the scriptures & the law, he condemneth sinnes, he prohibiteth them, and threatneth most grieuous punishments vnto them. Howbeit bicause he directeth the same sinnes whithersoeuer he wil, & vseth them to his counsels and decrees, neyther when he may, letteth them, it is therfore sayd that after a sort he wylleth them. Neither is it meete to deny that such sundry respectes are in the wyl of god. For god would before al beginninges, haue his sonne sacrificed vnto him for a most swete sacrifice: who yet himself said in the law: Thou shalt not kil, & thou shalt not shed innocent bloud. God also forbad, that any shoulde be deceaued, who for all that would haue Achab to be deceaued of Sathan,