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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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20 And Ehud came unto him, and he sat in a summer parlour alone, and Ehud said: I have a message unto thee from God. And he arose out of his seat. 21 Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and toke the sword from his right side, and thrust it into his belly. 22 And the haft went after the blade, and the fat closed the haft, so that he could not draw the sword out of his belly, & the dirt came out.
20 And Ehud came vnto him, and he sat in a sommer parler alone, and Ehud said: I haue a message vnto thee from God. And he arose out of his seate. 21 Then Ehud put forth his left hand, and toke the sworde frō hys right side, and thrust it into his bellye. 22 And the haft went after the blade, and the fat closed the hafte, so yt he could not draw the sword out of hys belly, & the dirte came out.
As soon as they understood the will of the King they went all forth, and Ehud was left alone with the King. And he sat in a cold parlour, that is, as they translate it, in a summer parlour. The Hebrew interpreters do say that that place was therefore the colder, because it had very many windows, so that the air did the easier come into it. When Ehud said: I have a message unto the from God, he said not a message from Jehovah but from Elohim which is a general name and is also attributed unto idols, he lieth again although he depart not from the signification of the words. He deceived the king, and that he might the better beguile him he spake after this sort. Eglon when mention was made of the word of God, he rose up & honoured it. And as it is to be thought, the manner was so at that time in those regions. And in our days we see oftentimes, that very many Princes which otherwise are far from religion, yet to feign themselves most religious, will uncover their head at the name of God and of Christ, and come to holy services showing great reverence unto such rites rather of hypocrisy, thereby to deceive the common people and where as they are ungodly they would be counted very Godly. This did Eglon as far as I suppose: although I know that the Hebrew Rabbins have far otherwise feigned. For they say that because of this honour which