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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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IT seemed good unto the children of Israel to take war in hand, for as it is written in the xiii. chap. of Joshua, they had not yet at this time conquered all the promised land, so that in every tribes lot there were enemies remaining. And when they saw there was no remedy but that they must drive them out by force, they doubted not whether they should make war against them, but their doubt was which tribe should fight before all the other.1 The matter seemed to be of such great importance, that they asked counsel of god, which was the chief governor of their public weal. Joshua that worthy captain was no more a live at whose beck and pleasure they hanged.2 Neither yet had they forgotten how evil success they had, when not long before they toke weighty affairs in hand, without asking counsel of God. For in their setting forth to battle against the city of Hai, they sped very unluckily in the battle, because they went to warfare without oracle, as it is written in the vii. of Joshua. It is also written in the same book in the ix. chap. that the Gibeonites were received into league without the oracle of god, and it is also written in the book of Numbers that the Israelites were slain by the Amorites, when they fought contrary to gods will. This peoples judgement therefore is worthy to be praised, for it is excellently well done, in most weighty affairs to ask counsel of God first of all. And that must be done conveniently, and holily, otherwise it profiteth not. For the Israelites when they should make war against the tribe of Benjamin, although they asked counsel of God, yet were they twice put to flight & slain, & cowardly turned their backs to their enemies, because they behaved not them selves well in asking counsel of god.3 And it is to be believed that the Hebrews after the death of Joshua considered this with them selves, that their hung a great matter in those first wars which should be enterprised after the death of Joshua because if they happened to be overcome of those nations in one battle or two, then would those nations think with them selves, that the good luck of the Israelites were changed with the death of their captain. By which opinion they would easily have ben boldened and their affairs should have had better success daily.
IT semed good vnto the children of Israel to take warre in hande, for as it is writtē in the xiii. chap. of Iosua, they had not yet at this tyme conquered all the promised land, so that in euery tribes lotte there were enemyes remayning. And when they sawe there was no remedy but that they must dryue them out by force, they doubted not whether they shoulde make warre agaynst them, but their doubte was whiche tribe should fight before all the other.