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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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They most grievously prosecute the matter against him which had inviolated the sacred things of Baal, and yet they suffered the worshipping of the true god to lye neglected and despised. It is the manner of humane wisdom, with earnest labour to defend their own inventions: and obstinately to resist those things which god hath commanded. They will kill Gideon, as a sacrileger and most pernicious heretic, they behave themselves seditiously against the Magistrate, they show forth no laws, but in a certain blind fury they judge the crime committed to be utterly worthy of death, when as they themselves rather should have been condemned worthy of death, because they had violated the worshipping not of an idol, but of the true God. What he was ye showed that Gideon did these things, the history expresseth not. God suffereth not such things to be hidden therefore he had means and ways in a manner infinite, whereby he would make them open. But to know what were the tokens of the things done, it is no skill to us, but let us diligently mark the impotency of idolaters.1 They cannot by any means abide to have wicked worshippings taken away. The Hebrews said unto Jeremiah that they would utterly worship the queen of heaven, that is the moon and other stars. The Ephesians being as it were in a rage, cried without mean or reason, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. The Romans whilst Italy was wasted by the Goths, Vandals, and Lombards, neither cried nor desired any other thing, but that the alters and temples of idols might be restored. That said they was the head of evils, because the holy services of country were abolished. The like example do we no see in these men, they neither will nor can not abide, that Gideon should escape whom they saw had cut down their idolatry. Now is Gideon counted a seditious fellow, which hath committed such things as we at this day of the greatest part of christendom are accused of sedition, which have disturbed false worshippings now being received. And we grant indeed that seditions are to be avoided as much as may be, because civil peace is a good thing which wise and quiet minds ought to desire.2 But contrarily the truth is not to be suppressed, nether must we sin against the worshipping of God, and it is much better to defend the word of god than civil peace.
They most grieuously prosecute the matter against him which had inuiolated the sacred thinges of Baal, and yet they suffred the worshipping of the true god to lye neglected and despised. It is the maner of humane wisedome, with earnest labour to defend theyr owne inuentions: and obstinately to resiste those thinges which god hath commaunded. They will kill Gideon, as a sacrileger and moste pernicious heretike, they behaue themselfes sediciously against the Magistrate, they shew forth no lawes, but in a certayne blinde fury they iudge the crime cō mitted to be vtterlye worthye of death, when as they themselues rather should haue bene condēned worthy of death, bicause they had violated the worshipping not of an idole, but of ye true God. What he was ye shewed that Gideō did these thinges, the history expresseth not. God suffreth not such thinges to be hidden therfore he had means and ways in a maner infinite, whereby he would make them open. But to know what were the tokens of the thyngs done, it is no skil to vs, but let vs diligently marke the impotency of idolatrers.