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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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Eglon was a very gross man It is no strange thing that Princes are troubled with overmuch fatness. For they live delicately, they eat and drink abundantly, and very little exercise their mind and body. Agag the King of Amalek, is in the first book of Samuel described to have been such an other.
Eglon was a very grosse man It is no straunge thing that Princes are troubled with ouermuch fatnesse. For they liue delicately, they eate and drinke aboundauntly, and very litle exercise theyr minde and bodye. Agag the Kyng of Amalek, is in the fyrste booke of Samuell described to haue beene suche an other.
And he sent the people away, namely those which brought the gift ⟨image 89⟩And returned from the place of graven Images which were by Gilgall. Those men which Ehud sent away, were either fellows of the message or they which bare the gift that should be offered unto the king. By good advise he sent those away from him, because he would talk with the king alone & without any arbiterers. And he saw that when he had finished his purpose he should by flying away a great deal better save himself being alone, than he should do if he had many joined with him,1 because then he should not have been careful only how to save himself, but also how to save others. Farther conspiracies when they are communicated to many, have very seldom good success. Peradventure also he would endanger but himself only, and not bring others into danger with him. Wherefore he sent them away that if any danger should peradventure happen, they might be in safety. And the place fro whence he returned is called Pesilim of this verb Pasall, which is to cut or grave, because peradventure there were in that place either a quarry of stones, or else some Idols of late set up by Eglon. For Gilgal was among the Jews counted a religious place.
And he sent the people awaye, namely those whiche broughte the gifte ⟨image 89⟩