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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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31 After him was Sangar the son of Anath: and he smote of the Philistines .600. men with the goad of an ox: & he also saved Israel.
31 After him was Sangar the sonne of Anath: and he smote of the Philistians .600. men wt the goade of an oxe: & he also saued Israel.
What this Sangar was, or of what tribe or family, the holy scripture doth not declare. But this conjecture is very likely, that when the Hebrews had a long time lived in peace under Ehud, as soon as he was dead, the Philistines began to vex them. Wherefore Sangar being stirred up by God, defended the people from coming again into subjection under the Philistines. And among other victories, of the which I think there were very many, this is chiefly mentioned as a miraculous & wonderful victory. The Hebrews think that this notable act of this Sangar happened in the time of the oppression under Jabin. But they bring no reasons why they should so think. Farther,1 by the holy scriptures it appeareth not how many years the Hebrews were kept by this Judge: yet by Josephus we may know, that he fought for the Israelites but only one year. That which we translate with the goad of an Ox, the Grecians call [Greek or Hebrew], that is, with the foot or staff of a plough. The common translation in latin hath with the plough share.2 Augustine (as it appeareth by his questions on this place) redeth, beside calves of the kine. Which clause seemeth to have no sense in it. And he judgeth that this Sangar in this murder of the Philistines slew peradventure many oxen, which are called calves. ⟨image 98⟩And he addeth that the Egyptians used in his time to call all kind of oxen of what age soever they were, by the name of calves. As we (saith he) call Chickens, all universally as many as are comprehended under the kind of hens, with out any difference of years and age. In the mean time he confesseth that it is not so in the Hebrew, & he hath said truly: for in the Hebrew bibles we read Melamed. Which word is derived of this verb Lamad. And that verb, in the conjugation Kal, is to learn, but in the conjugation Pihel, it is to teach. Wherefore Melamed might be turned a teacher of Oxen,