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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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1But after this definition we must add a distinction. For some guile is good & other some is evil, we call the good, which is not hurtful: & when as it hurteth none, but sometimes profiteth. But evil guile is hurtful, & ever hurteth somebody. These members may easily be made plain by examples. Nurses do continually use good guile toward their little ones, thereby to please & still them: for with them they dissemble & feign very many things. Physicians also do after the same sort deceive them that are sick, because they would heal them. Yea and Chrysostom in his first book de Sacerdotio, writeth, that a certain Physician so beguiled one that was sick of an ague, that in drinking water, he thought he drunk wine. And the same Chrysostom in the same place affirmeth,2 that he himself used a good guile, to beguile Basilius to take upon him a bishopric, when that he in no case was minded that way. David by this kind of guile, escaped the hands of the king of the Philistines. For he feigned himself to be a fool, so that the king judged him unworthy to be punished. But of evil guile there are very many examples in the holy scriptures amongest which this act of Ehud which we now interpret, is one. And it is an other also which the Hebrews did, when they went forth of Egypt, who desired to borrow both of their neighbours & also of their friends precious garments, golden & silver vessels, & yet they minded utterly to rob them of them. To this kind also belongeth, that which Chusai the Arachite did in deceiving Absalom. This act also may be counted among them, which Simeon and Levi perpetrated against Emor & the Sichemites. I could bring a great many mo examples, if I would needless stand long about a thing that is manifest.
1But after this definition we must adde a distinctiō. For some guile is good & other some is euill, we call ye good, which is not hurtfull: & when as it hurteth none, but somtimes profiteth. But euil guile is hurtful, & euer hurteth somebody. These mēbres may easely be made playne by exāples. Nurces do cōtinually vse good guile toward their litle ones, therby to please & still thē: for with them they dissēble & fayne very many thinges. Phisitiās also do after ye same sorte deceaue them yt are sicke, bycause they would heale them. Yea and Chrisostome in his first boke de Sacerdotio, writeth, yt a certaine Phisitiā so beguiled one yt was sicke of an agew, yt in drinking water, he thought he dronke wine. And the same Chrisostome in the same place affirmeth,