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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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1This is also very worthy to be noted, that married folks are not contemned of God. For of them certain hath he chosen to be Prophets and those notable ⟨p. 94⟩prophets. For Isaiah is commanded to go unto a Prophetess, which both conceived & also bare to him children. Ezekiel also was married. Wherefore that Roman Sircius & his like are not to be herd,2 when they forbid the use of the ministration of holy things to such which are married: & this godly reason forsooth bring they for it, namely because Paul writeth, that they which are in the flesh cannot please God, and in the old law it is in this manner commanded, be ye holy, for I am holy: and again saith Paul, ye are the temple of God, or of the holy ghost. But these testimonies now alleged, if they should serve any thing to their sentence, then undoubtedly should they declare, that no men which are married can please god, neither that any are to be counted holy, except they be chaste. The temple also of God or of the holy Ghost should be drawn only to the clergy. But how vain these things are, all men so well understand, that they need none of my labour to express them. For who seeth not that the sentences now alleged are not spoken unto this man or to that man alone,3 but preached unto all the faithful? It was the manner of the Ethnics, to have their prophetesses either Virgins or such as were of sole life, as it is written of the Sibyls. They also appointed certain priesthoods unto women, but yet only to virgins, namely the holy things of Vesta, and also of her that was called Bona dea.
1THis is also very worthye to be noted, that maried folkes are not contemned of God. For of them certain hath he chosen to be Prophetes and those notable ⟨p. 94⟩prophetes. For Esay is cōmaunded to go vnto a Prophetesse, which both conceiued & also bare to him childrē. Ezechiel also was maried. Wherfore that Romane Sircius & his like ar not to be herd,2