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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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13 To whom Gideon answered: O my Lord I pray thee, is the Lord with us? Why then is all this come upon us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, and said: Did not the Lord bring us out of Egypt? But now the Lord hath forsaken us, and hath delivered us into the hand of the Midianites.
13 To whom Gideon answered: O my Lorde I praye thee, is the Lord with vs? Why then is al this come vpon vs? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told vs of, and sayde: Dyd not the Lord bring vs out of Egipt? But now the Lorde hath forsaken vs, and hath deliuered vs into the hand of the Madianites.
The hebrew word Bi signifieth in me: and is spoken by the figure Eclipsis as though it should have been, look lovingly upon me. And therefore they turn it, I pray thee: which is a particle of one that exhorteth. The next word is Adonai, by which name Gideon called him which appeared unto him, not by a religious or divine title, but by a common title, which is applied also to profane men. For he understood not that he was an Angel: he thought he was some Prophet or holy man. Gideon persuadeth himself that God was not with him, when the Israelites were afflicted with so great miseries. For he understandeth the saying of the Angel, as though he had said that God was not only with him, but also with all the Hebrews.1 And it is no doubt, but that the nature of man thinketh that God is not with those which are afflicted. The saints after this manner seemed to expostulate with God. Wherefore in the Psalms it is written: Arise O God, why turnest thou thy face away from me? why hast thou forgotten me? and such like. This is a grievous kind of temptation, whereunto if a man give place, and be therewith overcome, he grievously sinneth. For he transgresseth the first precept: I am the Lord thy God. But, how far that sentence is from the truth, this history declareth. For when Gideon thought that God was absent from him, then was he present, and talked with him.