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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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But if thou shalt demand, whether it be lawful for the godly when they take a common expedition in hand, to join their army and power with the ungodly.1 That seemeth to be denied. For Jehoshaphat had evil success when in making war against Ramoth Gilead, he joined him self with the king of Israel. Neither sped the same king luckily when he sent ships together with the king of Israels ships into Tarshish. For there arose a tempest in Aschou-Gaber whereby happened a shipwreck and so he lost his Navy. And as it is written in the latter book of Paralip. God by the mouth of his prophet reproved Jehoshaphat, because he had joined himself with an ungodly king. The Machabites also made league with the Romans,2 & Lacedaemonians, but what displeasure they had thereby, their history declareth. But now that we have manifested the thing by examples, let us confirm it also by reasons. This no man can deny, that in such hosts, namely consisting of the ungodly & the godly together, the sincere religion and idolatry are mingled together: whereby it easily cometh to pass (such is the weakness of our nature) that the unpure do infect the holy ones. And it seldom happeneth but that some impiety cleaveth unto the children of God. Farther when they come to handy strokes they must call upon God, and when the victory is obtained, they must also give thanks unto God. And in doing these things, what invocation I pray you, what sacrifices, what thanks giving shall there be? The true god shall be mingled with Belial, idolatrous rites with lawful rites, and true piety with superstition. These things undoubtedly displease God. For if he would have things after this sort mingled together, why chose he a peculiar people unto himself? Undoubtedly he did it, that the faithful might live purely by themselves, and worship the true god sincerely. And seeing the matter is so, it is not lawful confusedly to have to do with the ungodly: otherwise the order which god hath appointed should be troubled.
But if thou shalte demaunde, whether it be lawfull for the godlye when they take a common expedition in hand, to ioyne their army and power with the vngodly.1 That semeth to be denied. For Iosaphat had euill successe whē in making warre against Ramoth Gilead, he ioyned him self with the king of Israel. Neither sped the same king luckely when he sent shippes together with the king of Israels shippes into Tharsis. For there arose a tempest in Aschou-Gaber wherby hapned a shipwracke and so he lost his Nauy. And as it is written in the latter booke of Paralip. God by the mouthe of his prophete reproued Iosaphat, bycause he had ioyned himself with an vngodly king. The Machabites also made league wt the Romaines,