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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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¶Of dissimulation.
1But what shall we affirm of dissimulation? I answer, that it is of two kinds. One is, which hath a respect only to deceive. And that forasmuch as it differeth not much from a lye, it is undoubtedly sin. If one being wicked, do feign himself to be good and holy, the same man without doubt is an hypocrite: and in that he dissembleth, he heinously sinneth. Whosoever also having a malicious and envious hart against any man, doth flatter the same man, and dissembleth to be his friend, he is not without sin, yea he is infected with a detestable dissimulation. But there is an other kind of dissimulation, which tendeth not to deceive any man, but serveth only to keep counsels secrete that they be not hindered. And this dissimulation is not to be repudiated, or to be condemned as a sin, forasmuch (as we have already declared) that it is not always required, that we should open what soever truth we know.2 So Christ being most innocent, took upon him the flesh of sin, & hid his innocency & divine nature. And that not to deceive mortal men, but that he might suffer for the salvation of meant For if he had been known to have been the Lord of glory, they would never (as saith the Apostle) have crucified him. The same Christ feigned also before two of his Disciples that he would go farther. He did not that to deceive them, but he therefore a while opened not himself unto them, to reprove them of their incredulity, and to instruct them by testimonies of the scriptures. Therewithal also he signified how far he was from their hearts. Or as Augustine interpreteth it, he shadowed unto them his departure into heaven. Wherefore it manifestly ⟨p. 90⟩appeareth, that in those dissimulations there was no lye, seeing his words did well agree with the thing signified.