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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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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,1 then can they not say that they have them in their power. For they came under a promise & an oath to go & come harmless, otherwise they would not have come. Wherefore if there be a promise made, it is not lawful to break it. And this is the cause, why I before said, that I can not easily allow the act of the king of Denmark. Neither also would I judge Jehu to be without sin, when he promised that he would worship Baal, thereby to get all Baalites together: except peradventure he manifestly knew, that he was by God stirred up to do it. But of this thing we will entreat in an other place. Let them therefore, which defend the Counsel of Constantia, cease to lay for their pretence, that John Huss with a safe conscience could not be let go, because it is a heinous sin in all princes, if they suffer heretics to wander at liberty: for because that which they say is so far forth true, as they shall be in their power. But when they come by a safe conduct given them, then are they at liberty, neither are they said to be in the power of the princes, which call them.
But say they, we will easly graūt yt it is then sinne, when we geue promise of a naughty thing. But if after we haue promised, we kepe & stand to our promises, we fall into an other grieuous sinne. For we execute not the office cōmitted vnto vs, neither do we obey God. For it is our part accordyng as God hath cō maunded, to punishe and to correcte Heretikes, that they wast not the Church, and go forwarde to defende theyr pestiferous doctrine amonge the godly. Neither doth any man doubt but that Magistrates ought to defende the Churches. Wherefore it semeth that Heretikes are not to be let goo, when we haue them once in our handes. I aunswere, that this in dede is the office of kynges, to punish and to correct heretikes, but yet then when they haue them in their power.