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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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18 And Jael went out to mete Sisera, and said unto him, Turn on my Lord, turn in to me fear not. And he turned in unto her tent. And she covered him with a covering. 19 And he said unto her, give me I pray thee, a little water to drink for I am thirsty, and she opened a bottle of milk and gave him drink and covered him. 20 Again he said unto her, stand in the door of the tent and when any man doth come and inquire of thee, saying: is any man here? thou shalt say, nay. 21 Then Jael Heber's wife toke a nail of the tent, and toke an hammer in her hand, and went privily unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it unto the ground. For he was fast on sleep and weary: and so he died.
18 And Iahell went out to mete Sisera, and said vnto him, Turn on my Lorde, turne in to me feare not. And he turned in vnto her tente. And she couered hym with a coueringe. 19 And he sayde vnto her, geue me I praye thee, a little water to drinke for I am thirstye, and she opened a bottle of milke and gaue him drinke and couered him. 20 Agayne he sayd vnto her, stande in the dore of the tent and when anye man doth come and inquire of thee, saying: is anye man here? thou shalt say, nay. 21 Then Iahel Hebers wife toke a nayle of the tente, and toke an hammer in her hād, and went priuely vnto him, and smote the naile into his temples, and fastned it vnto the grounde. For he was faste on slepe and wery: and so he died.
Jael used guile and that evil guile: but against her enemy, not her own enemy, but one already rejected of God and an oppressor of the people of God. And in what sort it is lawful to use evil guile against such enemies, we have before declared. The covering wherewith she covered him, it is uncertain what manner of one it was, and the opinions of the interpreters do much differ therein. For some affirm that it was of silk and fine, and other some that it was a thick woollen garment full of hairs and locks hanging in both sides. But the matter is