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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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By the history of the Sodomites we note how grievously, god punished most horrible fleshly filthiness, and that the tribe of Benjamin for the same cause was almost clean put out, and Reuben the first begotten son of Jacob for incest was put besides his place and dignity, David for committing adultery, incurred horrible punishments, and Ammon and Absalom for committing incest came to a most wicked end, and Troy (as the heathen testify) was utterly overthrown for adultery sake. Of these things therefore in such sort considered which happened particularly, we plainly say that all these wandering and unlawful lusts of men are most grievously punished of god. To which proposition if we shall add this sentence that now also throughout all Christendom such free and wandering filthy lust reign every where, we may strongly conclude, that for this horrible wickedness there hangeth upon this our world most sharp punishments.
By the history of the Sodomites we note how greuously, god punished most horrible fleshly filthines, and that the tribe of Beniamin for the same cause was almost cleane put out, and Ruben the first begotten son of Iacob for incest was put besides his place and dignity, Dauid for committing aduoutry, incurred horrible punishmentes, and Ammon and Absolon for committing incest came to a most wycked end, and Troy (as the heathen testifye) was vtterly ouerthrowen for aduoutry sake. Of these things therfore in such sort considered which happened perticularly, we plainly say that all these wandring and vnlawfull lustes of men are most greuously punished of god. To which propositiō if we shal adde this sentence that now also throughout all Christendom such free and wādring filthy lust raigne euery where, we may strongly conclude, that for this horrible wickednesse there hangeth vpon this our world most sharpe punishments.
Yet in this kind of arguments that vice is most diligently to be taken heed of,1 which creepeth upon one before he beware thereof. And ye cometh two manner of ways. First that we take not upon us to follow those doings of the saints which they sometimes committed unadvisedly. For even as men, they fell sometimes, & that most filthily. Wherefore the things done by them, which we do set forth as examples to be followed of us, must with great judgement be examined.