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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 these things which we have now brought forth, are some most worthy to be noted. The first is, that God might have delivered this people the Israelites without the help or host of ten thousand men, whom yet he therefore chose to teach us, that he disalloweth not just warfare. Farther that humane helps, when they are present, are not to be despised. Moreover he according to his wisdom used the gathering together of these soldiers thereby to provoke Sisera, that he again might gathered an host, and come and overthrow Barak.
Of these thynges whiche we haue nowe brought forth, are some most worthy to be noted. The first is, that God might haue deliuered this people the Israelites without the helpe or hoste of ten thousand men, whom yet he therefore chosed to teach vs, that he dissaloweth not iust warrefarre. Farther that humane helpes, when they are present, are not to be despised. Moreouer he accordyng to his wisedome vsed the gathering together of these souldiers thereby to prouoke Sisera, that he agayne might gathered an host, and come and ouerthrow Barac.
And in that God saith he will draw Sisera unto mount Thabor, 1he teacheth us, that his drawing is of force, not only to good things, but also to evil, in respect that they are pains and just punishments. No man can doubt, but that Sisera sinned in this, because with a great violence he contented to oppress the Israelites, and that unjustly. And yet GOD promised to draw him to it. Nevertheless we must mark,2 that the manner of the drawing of GOD is not a like as touching good things and evil: because to good things we can not be drawn, except God do heal our understanding, and give us a good mind. For by nature we are the children of wrath and utterly corrupt, but when we are induced to evil GOD needeth not to instill, any new malice in us, for as much as we always of our selves have it ready and prompt to do evil: but only the doing of GOD, directeth them to what end he will, and he so governeth them, to make open his glory as he hath decreed. After this sort undoubtedly was Pharaoh hardened, and Sisera now drawn to destruction.