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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 the adversaries say, that they are led by the sentence, which is commonly used among Logicians: Every thing is such a thing by reason of an other, Wherefore that other shall more be counted such. Wherefore they reason after this manner: If by the Church the Scripture hath his authority, it must needs be that the Church much more hath that authority. But they remember not that this sentence put by the Logicians taketh place only in final causes, and is of no strength in efficient causes. For although our inferior world be made warm by the sun and the stars, yet doth it not thereby follow that they are far more warmer. And again when immoderate men by wine are made drunk, we can not thereby conclude the wine to be more drunken than they. Yea the Logicians teach this, that this their sentence is then strong and of efficacy in efficient causes, when such efficient causes are brought forth which are whole and perfect, and not which are partial and maimed, which rule is not observed of our adversaries in this argument. For the Church is not the whole and perfect efficient cause of that faith and authority which the holy Scriptures have with the faithful. For if it were so, then were it very easy to persuade the Ethnics and Turks of the holy Scriptures, and to bring the Jews to receive the new Testament, and how true this is, the thing it self witnesseth. And I think. I have spoken enough of the efficient cause of this book and of the holy Scriptures.
1But the aduersaries say, that they are led by the sentence, whiche is cōmonly vsed among Logiciens: Euery thyng is such a thyng by reason of an other, VVherfore that other shal more be counted suche. Wherfore they reason after this maner: If by the Churche the Scripture hath hys authoritie, it must nedes be that the Church much more hath that authoritie. But they remē ber not that this sentence put by the Logiciens taketh place onely in finall causes, and is of no strength in efficient causes. For althoughe our inferior worlde be made warme by the sunne and the starres, yet doth it not thereby followe that they are farre more warmer. And agayne when immoderate men by wyne are made droncke, we can not therby conclude the wyne to be more dronken than they. Yea the Logiciens teache this, that this their sentence is then strong and of efficacy in efficient causes, when such efficient causes are brought forth whiche are whole and perfect, and not whiche are perciall and maymed, whiche rule is not obserued of our aduersaries in this argument. For the Churche is not the whole and perfect efficient cause of that faith and authoritie whiche the holy Scriptures haue with the faithfull. For if it were so, then were it very easy to persuade the Ethnickes and Turkes of the holy Scriptures, and to bryng the Iewes to receaue the new Testament, and how true this is, the thing it selfe witnesseth. And I thincke. I haue spoken enough of the efficient cause of this booke and of the holy Scriptures.