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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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Besides the truth, whose knowledge without controversy is most excellent,1 by the reading of histories, we get also other commodities, and those very excellent. By them we attain to matter, and most abundant plenty of most profitable arguments. For (as Quintilianus writeth in the .iiii. chap. of his .12. book) Exam ples and histories are judgements and testimonies.2 And the profit of the examples is at the least way two fold. One is, that we should imitate, use, allow, and commend those things which we are taught to be done of holy men. We understand by the divine history that Abraham was a holy man and dearly beloved of god, and also one that kept very good hospitality. Whereby we learn that hospitality is a noble virtue, and very dear unto God, and again we are taught to avoid those things, which we see these godly men to have avoided. For when we consider how David would not kill Saul his deadly enemy, having twice liberty to do it, we gather that it is not to be permitted that private men although it lay in their power should […] revenge their private injuries. The other use of examples is that of these things which are there declared particularly, when we shall perceive that they be all like, we may of them gather generally and universally some one profitable sentence.
Besides the truth, whose knowledge without controuersie is most excellēt,1 by the reading of histories, we get also other cōmodities, and those very excellēt. By them we attayne to matter, and most aboundant plenty of moste profitable arguments. For (as Quintilianus writeth in the .iiii. chap. of his .12. boke) Exā ples and histories are iudgementes and testimonies.2 And the profit of the examples is at the least way two fold. One is, that we should imitate, vse, allow, and commend those thinges which we are taught to be done of holy mē. We vnderstande by the diuyne historye that Abraham was a holye man and dearly beloued of god, and also one that kepte very good hospitalitie. Whereby we learne that hospitalitie is a noble vertue, and very deare vnto God, and againe we are taughte to auoyde those thinges, which we see these godlye men to haue auoyded. For when we consider howe Dauid woulde not kil Saul hys deadly enemye, hauing twice libertie to doe it, we gather that it is not to bee permitted that priuate men althoughe it laye in their power shoulde reuenge their priuate iniuries. The other vse of examples is that of these thinges whiche are there declared perticularly, when we shall perceaue that they be al like, we may of them gather generally and vniuersally some one profitable sentence.