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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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Which order although the Latin Historiographers have more faithfully accomplished than the Grecians (for Quintilianus saith in his iiii. chap. of his second book that the greek Historiographers used as much licence in writing almost as the Poets did) yet Augustine in his .131. epistle to Memorius the Bishop, when he among other liberal disciplines attributeth much to histories writing of the truth ⟨p. 4⟩thereof, sayeth, that he cannot see, how those histories which are written of men, can well follow the truth: for that the writers are compelled to give credit unto men, and oftentimes to gather together the brute of the vulgar people,1 which writers nevertheless are yet excused, if they keep liberty and write nothing deceitful, but there can be nothing at all more true than the histories revealed and written by the inspiration of god as our histories are.
Which order although the Latin Historiographers haue more faithfully accō plished than the Grecians (for Quintilianus saith in his iiii. chap. of his secōd boke that the greke Historiographers vsed as much licence in writing almoste as the Poets did) yet Augustine in his .131. epistle to Memorius the Bishop, when he amōg other liberall disciplines attributeth much to histories writing of the truth ⟨p. 4⟩therof, saieth, that he cannot see, how those histories whiche are written of men, can wel follow the truth: for that the writers are compelled to geue credite vnto men, and oftentimes to gather together the brute of the vulgare people,1 whiche writers neuerthelesse are yet excused, if they kepe liberty and write nothing disceitfull, but there can be nothing at al more true than the histories reuealed and written by the inspiration of god as our histories are.
- 1The holy histories are most true.