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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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But these things being thus finished and concluded,1 let us in few words speak of other kinds of the knowledge of God. In the everlasting life the blessed shall know the essence of God, not in deed by the senses, but by the soul or mind, for as much as John sayeth: When he appeareth, we shall see him as he is. Paul testifieth the same, now we see him thorough a glass and in a shadow, but than shall we see him face to face. The same thing is gathered by the words of Christ: Their angels alway behold the face of the father, for in an other place he hath taught, that in the blessed resurrection the just shall be like the angels of god. Whereof it followeth, that we shall see god in like sort as the angels ⟨image 128⟩do: wherefore if they see his face, than shall we also behold it. There is an other testimony also written by Paul to the Corinth. Than shall I know, even as I am known.2 And ye god seeth us thoroughly & essentially, no man doubteth. Howbeit let us not thus persuade our selves, that the blessed shall wholly & every way know the nature & substance of God, but so much only as we shall be able to receave• for things finite can not fully receive that which is infinite: nether is ye which is created, able fully & perfectly to comprehend his creator. Wherefore Chrysostom in his .14. Homely upon John, Ambrose in his first book upon Luke the .1. chap, also Jerome (as Augustine in the place before alleged declareth) all these I say deny that the angels see god. But it can not simply & absolutely be understand, when as otherwise Christ saith, that they see the face of the father which is in heaven. Wherefore it remaineth, that the same is to be understand of the whole & perfect knowledge of his nature & substance. Wherefore in John the 6. chap: it is written: No man hath seen god, but he which is of god, he hath seen the father. Also: As the father knoweth me, so know I the father. Wherefore this is only given to Christ which is god, perfectly & fully to know the essence of god. Other also shall see it, but yet so much as their capacity can comprehend. If thou ask, whether it shall be equally or no? I will not answer to that, at this present. For in an other place, we shall have occasion given us to speak of the diversity or equality of rewards in the blessed life.