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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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Of the first kind of guile, which is called good & unhurtful, no man will contend, but that it is lawful to use it. But of the other kind there is a doubt. Whereof if I should be demanded,1 I would think this answer should be made. That we may not use evil guile with our friends, but against our enemies it is not prohibited, because it is as it were armour. Wherefore if it be lawful to make wars against them justly with armour, guiles also are to be admitted according to the saying of the Poet: Whether it be guile or power, who can require in an enemy?
Of ye first kind of guile, which is called good & vnhurtful, no mā wil cōtēd, but yt it is lawfull to vse it. But of ye other kind there is a doubt. Wherof if I shuld be demāded,1 I wold thinke this answere shuld be made. That we may not vse euil guile wyth our frendes, but agaynst our enemies it is not prohibited, bycause it is as it were armor. Wherfore if it be lawfull to make warres against thē iustly with armor, guiles also are to be admitted according to the saying of the Poete: VVhether it be guile or power, who can require in an enemy?
- 1Evil guile is not prohibited to be used against enemiesEuill guile is not prohibited to be vsed against enemies
Howbeit this is to be observed,1 that we speak only of those enemies which either God him self, or the public wealth, or a just Magistrate declareth to be enemies, and not those which every private man hateth. Farther I doubt not, but that seeing it is lawful to repel violence by violence, when there is no other way to escape, it is also lawful to use guiles against guiles. For he which repelleth violence by violence, as the laws do permit, the same man is not to be counted a private man, for as much as he is armed by the Magistrate. Wherefore it is manifest that he doth not against the law, but with the law. So he that is suddenly oppressed, may lawfully escape by evil guile if he can. Moreover the Scriptures teach that this kind of guile is just.