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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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1But what shall we say to Hyperbolical places which are in the holy Scriptures, which at the first sight seem lies? I answer, although there the sentences in signifying, hold not the mean, as touching quantity, yet as touching the ⟨p. 89⟩substance it keepeth it. For those Hyperboles or excessive speeches amplify a thing, for their nature is not only to set forth the thing, but also to bring men into admiration of them, which thing by that manner of speech is most aptly attributed unto. Neither have lies there any place, forasmuch as they breed not in the minds of the hearers and readers any froward or false sense. A mean therefore is there to be kept, not undoubtedly of the thing, but of the substance. The Evangelists also are not to be accused of a lye, when as they setting forth the acts of Christ, do not all use the self same words. For unto the truth it is sufficient that a thing be set forth as it was: but it is not required that it be expressed by the self same words. Yea it is often times done through the goodness of the holy ghost, that the form of the narration should vary. For by that means those things which are not sufficiently expressed in the one, are more amply declared by an other.
1But what shal we say to Hiperbolical places which are in the holye Scriptures, which at the first sight seeme lyes? I answer, although there the sentēces in signifieng, hold not the meane, as touching quantitye, yet as touching the ⟨p. 89⟩substaunce it keepeth it. For those Hiperbolis or excessiue speches amplifye a thing, for their nature is not onely to set forth the thing, but also to bryng men into admiration of them, which thing by that maner of speche is most aptly attriued vnto. Neither haue lyes there any place, forasmuch as they breede not in the myndes of the hearers and readers any froward or false sence. A meane therfore is there to be kept, not vndoubtedly of the thing, but of the substance. The Euangelistes also are not to be accused of a lye, when as they setting foorth the actes of Christ, do not al vse the selfe same woordes. For vnto the truth it is sufficient that a thing be set forth as it was: but it is not required that it be expressed by the selfe same woordes. Yea it is often times done through the goodnes of the holye ghost, that the forme of the narration shoulde varye. For by that meanes those thinges which are not sufficientlye expressed in the one, are more amply declared by an other.