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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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The other thing, which is sometimes objected, is an argument of the Anthropomorphites. For they contend, that for this cause we ought not to believe ye god is without a body, because the Scriptures testify, ye man was made to the image of God, which could not be true, except he have a body as we have. For the image should want the similitude of the whereunto it is referred. They think also ye the Scripture maketh with them, when as it oftentimes attributeth unto god the members of men.1 But Jerome (as Augustine to Fortunatianus citeth him) wittily & sharply derideth their argument. If we should lean unto this reason (saith he) we shall easily prove that a man hath wings, because the scripture sometimes ascribeth them to god, to whose image it is manifest ye man was created. These men ought rather diligently to have weighed that the image of God, consisteth in holiness, righteousness & truth, as Paul hath taught. Which thing if they had seen, they had not only removed a body from god, but they should also have led away their minds from grosser cogitations. Why do they not affirm that God is in very deed a bear, a Lion or fire, because so do Amos, and Moses, and also the Epistle to the Hebrews call him? In the 95. Psalm it is written: He that made the eye, shall he not see? he that made the ear, shall he not hear? Jerome saith that there should have ben said: he that made the ear, hath he not an ear? & he that made the eye, hath he not an eye? But so it is not said, least in thinking of him,2 thou shouldest be deceived, & suppose that he hath those members. But the holy scripture, if some time it attribute members unto god, undoubtedly this is the only cause, to help our infirmity, whereby although we can not comprehend the essence of God as it is, yet in very deed it provideth that by some certain symbols and shadows we may understand somewhat. Wherefore members are by a most profitable Metaphor attributed unto God, that we diligently remembering his proprieties, might godlily and faithfully exercise our minds.3 And the Anthropomorphites: if for that cause they had ascribed members unto God, as the Scriptures setteth them forth, to be a help unto the weak understanding of men: they might be excused, neither should they have been condemned. But they contended that the nature of God had so in very deed: wherefore justly and worthily are they accused.