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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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16 And Ehud made him a sword with two edges, of a cubit length, and he girded it under his raiment, upon his right thigh. 17 He presented the present unto Eglon King of Moab. And Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when he had presented the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But he himself returned again from the quarry of stones that was in Gilgal, and said: I have a secret errand unto thee O King: who answered: Keep silence. And all they that stood near went forth.
16 And Ehud made him a sword with two edges, of a cubite lēgth, and he girded it vnder his raymente, vpon his right thigh. 17 He presented the present vnto Eglon King of Moab. And Eglon was a very fatte man. 18 And when he had presented the presente, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But he himself returned agayne from the quarry of stones that was in Gilgal, and sayd: I haue a secret errand vnto thee O King: whoe aunswered: Kepe silence. And all they that stoode neere went forth.
Ehud made him a two edged sword, which having a most sharp edge on both sides, might both easily pierce and cut, and also quickly strike through the body. He caused it also to be made but a Cubit in length that he might the easier hide it.1 Neither is this word Gamar any other thing with the Hebrews than Amah. Wherefore the Pigmeians in Ezekiel the .xxvii. Chapter are called Gamerim, and therefore so called, because they are but a Cubit in stature. And such a short sword the Latins call Sica that is, a skean. He hid it under his garments: for if he had worn his sword openly, either he should have been compelled to lay away his sword, or else he should have had no access unto the King. For Tyrants will not easily admit armed men privately to talk with them. Furthermore if it had been marked that at his departure when he had killed the King, he carried not his sword with him as he brought it, his enterprise would easily have been suspected. He girded the short sword upon his right thy, that he might handsomely take it with his left hand, which only he was able to use.