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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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There is an other doubt to be dissolved, how that power of God, which passeth nature, useth either Angels or men, as well good as evil, to work miracles. He useth them as certain instruments, & sometimes he doth miracles at their desire, prayers, and commandment, without any of their outward work. And sometimes he will have them, to add some work or mastery of theirs. For Moses smote the sea, and the rock with his rod. Christ touched the leprous, and anointed the eyes of the blind. But we must understand that there is two kinds of instruments. Some are so ordained, that although they are not the principal causes efficient, yet do they very much profit, for the bringing forth of the effect, as is pron to cut hard things, and medicines to heal, when as for all that they are instruments of the workmen.1 But God in working miracles useth an other kind of instrument, namely, which of their own nature have no strength to bring forth the effect. For what good could the rod do to open the sea? What could the shadow of Peter help to heal the sick? Undoubtedly nothing, if thou look upon nature it self. The instruments therefore which god useth in these miracles, do of their own nature either nothing help unto them, or rather sometimes let them, as the beholding of the brazen Serpent, the salt of Helizeus, the water of Elijah, which he poured on the burnt offering, and the clay which Christ put to the eyes of the blind. Wherefore, when miracles are done by instruments of this kind which nothing help, yea rather do let the might and power of God, is much more apparently illustrated.
There is an other doubt to be dissolued, how that power of God, whiche passeth nature, vseth either Angels or mē, as wel good as euil, to worke miracles. He vseth them as certaine instrumentes, & sometimes he doth miracles at their desire, prayers, and commaundement, without any of their outwarde woorke. And sometimes he wyl haue them, to adde some woorke or maistrye of theirs. For Moses smote the sea, and the rock with his rod. Christ touched the leprous, and anointed the eyes of the blinde. But we must vnderstande that there is two kindes of instrumentes. Some are so ordained, that althoughe they are not the principal causes efficient, yet do they very much profite, for the bringing foorth of the effect, as is pron to cut hard thinges, and medicines to heale, when as for all that they are instrumentes of the woorkemen.1