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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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15 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: and the Lord stirred them up a Saviour Ehud the son of Gera, the son of Jemini, a man having an impediment in his right hand, and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the King of Moab.
15 And the children of Israell cryed vnto the Lorde: and the Lord stirred them vp a Sauioure Ehud the sonne of Gera, the sonne of Iemini, a man hauing an impedimente in hys ryght hande, and by hym the children of Israell sente a presente vnto Eglon the Kyng of Moab.
The kindness and mercy of God is far greater than the kindness and mercy of men. For if any through their own default fall into any miseries,1 men for the most part have no compassion on them. Which manifestly appeareth in the Roman laws, in the Digestes de deposito vel contra. In the law, bona fides, it is ordained that a pledge should not be restored, but should be given to the treasury, when he which owed the pledge doth so offend, that he deserveth banishment, because that he suffered it thorough his own default, and therefore is it meet that he should be punished with poverty. A woman also, if she commit adultery, did not only loose her dowry, but also she can claim none of her husbands goods, because through her own default ⟨image 88⟩she falleth into that misery: which is also written in Decretalibus, title de consuetudine, chap. Ex parte. But god is so merciful and long suffering that he saith in Jeremiah: I will do that, which none of you will do. No husband would receive again a wife which he hath repudiated, especially for adultery sake. But I, so that thou wilt return, will take thee again, although thou hast most filthily played the harlot with thy lovers. This goodness of god ought we also to follow not only to have compassion on those,