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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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All which things Jacob ⟨image 15⟩him self confirmed with his noble prophecy, wherein he fore said to his children what things should happen to them in the latter times. Wherefore it is not to be marvelled, if his Prophecies be in some part fulfilled now. For the spirit of god doth ever well agree with it self, as it which bringeth those things to pass, which are agreeable to his prophecies.
All whych thynges Iacob ⟨image 15⟩hym selfe confirmed wyth hys noble prophecye, wherein he fore sayde to hys children what thynges shoulde happen to them in the latter tymes. Wherfore it is not to be maruelled, if his Prophecies be in some parte fulfilled now. For the spirite of god doth euer wel agree with it selfe, as it whiche bringeth those things to passe, which are agreable to his prophecyes.
1And that which is said here to be answered to the Israelites let us think also to be answered unto us, that if we will be sure to obtain the victory against the enemies of mans salvation, we must have him to be the captain of our battle, which by the holy Prophecy of Jacob is called the Lyon of the tribe of Judah. If by his conducting and name we will fight against the devil, the flesh, the world, death and hell, our victory shall not then in any point be doubtful but most certain. And yet would I not have the reader to think, because I have put this allegory in, that therefore I will use many allegories in this history, for I will use them rarely and very seldom,2 not that I would have their pleasantness and elegance be utterly despised. (The old fathers certainly delighted very much in them, I will not say to much. Yea and we find them sometimes applied in the holy Scriptures. For Christ in the gospel compared himself allegorically both to Solomon and to Jonah, and also to the serpent which Moses at the commandment of God hung up in the wilderness. I will not speak of Paul who writing to the Galatians,, made Isaac and Ismael the sons of Abraham two peoples, and pronounced Sarah and Hagar to be two Testaments, applying the Hebrews to the Mount Sinai and the Christian Church to the City of Jerusalem) but even as Allegories are not utterly to be despised,