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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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If the three kind of lies should be compared together, I mean a pernicious lye, a sportful lye, and a serviceable lye: A pernicious lye,1 should rightfully be counted more detestable, because in it are two evils. One is the abuse of signs: the other is, the hurt of our neighbour. And that both of the mind which deceiveth (which thing is common unto all lies) and also of the thing which is lost. But as for other lies, although they are not without fault, yet is that not a little diminished by the good added unto it, either of delectation, or of help. And in deed a sportful lye, hath in it but a small and slender nature of a lye:2 for as much as the falsehood is straightway found out, neither can it be long hidden from the hearers.3 Yea Augustine writeth that such lies are not to be counted for lies. But as touching a serviceable lye, the judgement of it is more dark & hard. For some deny it to be sin: for they say it hath a consideration to this,4 to help our neighbour, whom we ought in words and deeds to relieve as much as we can. Wherefore they think, that thereby cometh no abuse of signs, for as much as all our things ought to have a respect to the commodity of our brethren. Neither do they think that in it is sin committed against humane society, when as by this kind of lye men are made safe, and kept harmless. Farther, they say, that where as it is in the holy scriptures written, that God will destroy all those which speak lies: the same is not to be understand of every kind of lye, but only of a pernicious lye. Which thing Augustine also in his Enchiridion the .18. chap. seemeth to grant.5 They bring also the opinion of Plato in his book de Repub, who although he feared away the people from lies, yet he gave Magistrates liberty to lye, especially in making of laws. But in my judgement, the thing is far otherwise, neither will I easily grant that a serviceable ⟨image 95⟩lye wanteth the abuse of signs.6