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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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And as for testimonies of the holy scriptures which do stir us up to speak the truth, I could undoubtedly bring a great many: but a few shall suffice. It is written in the x. commandments: Thou shalt not bear false witness, which commandment is not only to be observed in judgement, but in all things which in our talk we testify to be either true or false. Farther, God is set before us of us to be followed, whom the scriptures every where pronounce to be true. Wherefore we also ought to be most fervent lovers of the truth. And for that cause in Exodus the 18. chap: Jethro counselled Moses, that he should make rulers over the people, such men as feared god, strong men, lovers of the truth, & which hated covetousness. David saith also: Behold thou hast loved truth, & therefore thou hast made me to understand wisdom in the inward & secret parts of my mind. These words sufficiently declare, that we are for the cause taught of god both by inward inspiration, & also by outward doctrine: because he is a lover of the truth, neither doth he easily suffer, that his children should either err, or be deceived by lies. In Zechariah the viii. chap. it is written: Speak ye the truth every man to his neighbour, which self same sentence Paul useth to the Ephesians & he commandeth the same unto the Collos. But to the Corinth. the latter Epistle he saith of himself & of the other Apostles, that they can have nothing against the truth. Yea & the Scribes & Pharisees being joined with the Herodians, after this sort flattered Christ, whom they went about to entrap in his speech. Master, we know that thou acceptest no persons, yea thou teachest the way of god in truth. Hereby they declared that it is a singular virtue for a noble & notable man, to prefer the truth before all things. But let these testimonies of the holy scriptures be sufficient at this time. Now resteth to entreat of a lye.1 Augustine (who wrote of it to Cosentius) affirmeth a lye to be a false signification of a word. And undoubtedly all those things which before are declared of truth, we may by the contrarity affirm of this vice. And chiefly it is contrary to that that Marcus Tullius affirmed of truth, namely that to be truth, whereby things which are, which have ben, & which shall be, are spoken unaltered. And a lye is that, whereby is ye signified which is not: for Augustine contrariwise spake of the truth.
And as for testimonies of the holy scriptures which do stirre vs vp to speake ye truth, I could vndoubtedly bring a great many: but a few shal suffice. It is written in ye x. cōmaundements: Thou shalt not beare false witnesse, which cōmaū dement is not only to be obserued in iudgement, but in all things whiche in our talke we testifie to be either true or false. Farther, God is set before vs of vs to be followed, whom the scriptures euery where pronounce to be true. Wherfore we also ought to be most feruent louers of the truth. And for that cause in Exodus the 18. chap: Iethro counselled Moises, yt he shuld make rulers ouer ye people, such men as feared god, strong men, louers of the truth, & which hated couetousnesse. Dauid saith also: Behold thou hast loued truth, & therfore thou hast made me to vnderstand wisedome in the inward & secret partes of my minde. These wordes sufficiently declare, yt we are for ye cause taught of god both by inwarde inspiraciō, & also by outward doctrine: bycause he is a louer of the truth, neither doth he easely suffre, yt his children should either erre, or be deceaued by lyes. In Zacharie the viii. chap. it is writtē: Speake ye the truth euery man to his neyghbour, which selfe same sentence Paul vseth to the Ephesians & he cōmaundeth the same vnto the Collos. But to ye Corinth. the latter Epistle he saith of himselfe & of the other Apostles, yt they cā haue nothing against ye truth. Yea & the Scribes & Phariseys beyng ioyned with the Herodians, after this sorte flattered Christ, whom they went about to entrappe in his speache. Master, we knowe yt thou acceptest no persons, yea thou teachest ye way of god in truth. Hereby they declared yt it is a singular vertue for a noble & notable mā, to preferre the truth before all things. But let these testimonies of the holy scriptures be sufficiēt at this time. Now resteth to intreat of a lye.