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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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Which if he did, as undoubtedly without counterfeiting he did, why may he not be said to have done the same in the old Testament under sundry forms and manifold figures? Without doubt that was much greater which he gave unto us in the latter time. But he which hath given the greater thing we doubt not but that he also can give that which is less.
Whiche if he did, as vndoubtedly without conterfayting he did, why may he not be said to haue done the same in the old Testament vnder sōdry formes and manifolde figures? Without doubt that was much greater whiche he gaue vnto vs in the latter tyme. But he whiche hath geuen the greater thing we doubt not but that he also can geue that whiche is lesse.
Peradventure they will say, that that which was given in the latter time, the holy Scriptures do set forth to the end we should believe it: but that which ye require to have ben done in the old time is no where read.1 Yea but if we diligently mark, the Scriptures teach, that also. For the son of god is named by the Evangelist the word or [Greek or Hebrew], which we must believe was not by him done rashly, but because it might be understand that by him god spake, when the scriptures testify that he spake. Wherefore as often as we read, that the word of the Lord came unto this man or to that man, I judge that the same is so often to be attributed unto the son of god Christ our Lord, namely that god by him spake unto the fathers and Prophets. Which least I should seem to speak in vain, I will for this sentence bring forth two testimonies.2 The first is read in the first chap: of John: No man hath seen god at any time, & straight way by the figure Occupatio is added. The son which is in the bosom of the father he hath revealed him. For a man might ask, If no man have seen god at any time, who appeared then to the fathers when things divine were showed unto them? who talked with them, when sundry forms and images appeared unto them in the name of god,3