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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 they say, Augustine sayeth, I would not believe the Gospel except the authority of the Church did move me thereunto. But in that place is read (to move together) for in very deed,2 it is the spirit of God, which poureth faith into the hearers of his word. And because the ministers of the Church are his instruments, they are rather to be said to move with, than absolutely to move. The same Augustine writeth in his 28. book and second chap. against Faustus, that the Manichees ought so to believe that the first chap. of Matthew was written by Matthew, even as they did believe that the Epistle which they called Fundamentum, was written by Manichee, because undoubtedly they were so kept by their elders, & from hand to hand delivered unto them. This is it therefore that the Church moveth withal to believe the Gospel, because faithfully it keepeth the holy scriptures, preacheth them, and discerneth them from strange Scriptures. The same father manifestly witnesseth in his 6. book of his confessions the 4. and 5. chap. that God him self in very deed did give authority to the holy scriptures.3 But Tertullianus and Irenaeus having to do against heretics did therefore send them to the Apostolical Churches, because they did not admit the whole scriptures: Wherefore they would that they should take their judgement of those Churches which were certainly known to be Apostolical. For it was meet that those Churches should continually remain both witnesses and also keepers of the holy scriptures: and yet therefore they did not decree that the authority of the Church should be preferred before the scriptures.
1But they say, Augustine sayeth, I would not beleue the Gospell except the authoritie of the Churche did moue me therunto. But in that place is read (to moue together) for in very dede,2 it is the spirite of God, which poureth faith into the hearers of his worde. And bycause the ministers of the Churche are his instrumentes, they are rather to be sayd to moue with, than absolutely to moue. The same Augustine writeth in his 28. booke and second chap. against Faustus, that the Maniches ought so to beleue that the first chap. of Matthew was writtē by Matthew, euen as they did beleue that the Epistle whiche they called Fundamentum, was written by Maniche, bycause vndoubtedly they were so kept by their elders, & from hande to hand deliuered vnto them. This is it therfore that the Churche moueth withall to beleue the Gospell, bycause faithfully it kepeth the holy scriptures, preacheth them, and discerneth them from straunge Scriptures. The same father manifestly witnesseth in his 6. booke of his confessions the 4. and 5. chap. that God him selfe in very dede did geue authoritie to the holy scriptures.