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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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There ariseth also an other doubt, of those princes, which have given their public faith or safe conduct unto heretics for to come unto Counsels or to communications, whether they ought to stand by their promise,1 or violating their oath to keep still the heretics and to punish them. I answer, that they ought to keep whole and pure the promise made unto them.
There ariseth also an other doubt, of those princes, which haue geuē their publique faith or safeconduict vnto heretikes for to come vnto Coūsels or to communications, whether they ought to stande by their promise,1 or violating theyr othe to kepe still the heretikes and to punish them. I aunswere, that they ought to kepe whole and pure the promise made vnto them.
- 1Whether faith is to be kept with hereticsWhether faith is to be kepte with heretikes
But say they, we will easily grant that it is then sin, when we give promise of a naughty thing. But if after we have promised, we keep & stand to our promises, we fall into an other grievous sin. For we execute not the office committed unto us, neither do we obey God. For it is our part according as God hath commanded, to punish and to correct Heretics, that they wast not the Church, and go forward to defend their pestiferous doctrine among the godly. Neither doth any man doubt but that Magistrates ought to defend the Churches. Wherefore it seemeth that Heretics are not to be let goo, when we have them once in our hands. I answer, that this in deed is the office of kings, to punish and to correct heretics, but yet then when they have them in their power. ⟨image 93⟩But if they give them a safe conduct to come unto them,