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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 as touching that sentence of the holy scriptures, wherein it is said: Thou shalt destroy all them that speak lies. We grant with Augustine, that that sentence is not universally spoken, for as long as the power and conjunction of faith abideth with Christ, so long those sins are not imputed, which otherwise of their own nature should be our destruction. And this also will I easily grant of serviceable and sportful lies, because they are not so much against charity, as are pernicious lies. But this can no man deny, that in making a lye, we do against faith. And we must utterly grant, that he which lieth, looseth thereby his own credit, so that afterward he cannot profitably admonish, reprove, or with fruit give counsel, as he ought to do. For they which hear him, will easily believe that he serviceably lieth, to call them again into the way, & not that the thing is so in very deed.1 This undoubtedly was the cause that Augustine was against Jerome, who in a manner attributed a serviceable lye unto the holy scriptures. If this (saith he) should be so, the authority of the holy scriptures would soon decay. For the Readers of them would easily say, that the thing is not so, but that it is so written,2 to keep men in doing their duty. Nether ought the authority of Plato much to move us, for as much as in that place he very much erred, granting that in things pertaining unto God, they might feign fables, which might serve to bring forth and keep a good opinion of them. Without doubt we may not mock in matters touching God. Farther, the law of God is equal, and the self same, as it will not have the people to lye: so also it prohibiteth the same unto the Magistrates.
But as touching that sentence of the holy scriptures, wherin it is said: Thou shalt destroy al them that speake lyes. We graunt with Augustine, that that sentence is not vniuersally spoken, for as long as the power and coniunction of faith abideth with Christ, so long those sinnes ar not imputed, which otherwise of their own nature should be our destruction. And this also wil I easily graunt of seruiceable and sportful lyes, bicause they are not so much against charity, as are pernicious lyes. But this can no man deny, that in making a lye, we doo against faith. And we must vtterly graunt, that he which lyeth, looseth thereby his own credite, so that afterward he cannot profitably admonishe, reprooue, or with fruite geue counsel, as he ought to do. For they which heare him, will easily beleue that he seruiceably lyeth, to cal them againe into the way, & not that the thing is so in very dede.