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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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For it rendereth unto things their words and to a neighbour the truth which of duty longeth unto him, without which truth humane fellowship can not consist. For if a man should continually suspect him self to be deceived by any man, he would never believe him in any thing.1 Whereby amongest men all trades and societies perish. Aristotle in his Ethics affirmeth that truth declineth sometimes to defection: especially when any man speaketh of himself. For the wisdom requireth, that a man boast not of himself. Wherefore Paul in his second Epistle to the Corinthians the 12: chap. writeth: If I will boast of my self, I shall not be unwise: but I will not, any man should think of me, more than he seeth in me, or that he heareth of me. By these words, he reproveth those as foolish and unwise which do boast & glory even of those good things which they have. And he saith that he will abstain from it.2 Neither (saith he) do I require, that any man should think more of me, than he either seeth in me or heareth of me. Neither is he which speaketh less of him self than it is, straightway to be accused as a liar. For that which is more comprehendeth and ⟨image 94⟩containeth in it self that which is less. For whosoever hath fifty, he may say truly that he hath twenty, although he speaketh not all that he hath. Howbeit the same man,3 if he should affirm that he had but only .xx. or else should deny that he had any thing, without doubt he should lye: which is not to be committed, either for modesty sake, or else (as they say) because of humility.
For it rēdreth vnto things their wordes and to a neighbour the truth which of duty longeth vnto him, without whiche truth humane fellowship can not consiste. For if a mā should cōtinually suspect him selfe to be deceaued by any man, he would neuer beleue him in any thyng.1 Wherby amongest men al trades and societies perishe. Aristotle in his Ethikes affirmeth that truth declineth sometimes to defection: especially when any man speaketh of himselfe. For ye wisedome requireth, that a mā boast not of himselfe. Wherfore Paul in his second Epistle to the Corinthians the 12: chap. writeth: If I will boast of my selfe, I shall not be vnwise: but I will not, any man shoulde thynke of me, more than he seeth in me, or that he heareth of me. By these wordes, he reproueth those as foolishe and vnwise whiche do boast & glory euen of those good things which they haue. And he saith that he wil abstaine from it.