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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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1Now must we see, whither it be lawful for godly men to desire miracles. These reasons they use to allege which seem to be against it. First because god in that thing should be tempted: and that doth the law of god utterly forbid. Yea & our saviour with this answer reproved the devil: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And the Hebrews are reprehended for this by name, because they tempted god in the wilderness. The son of god also, when the Pharisees said, master, we will see a sign of thee, said: This froward and adulterous nation seeketh a sign and a sign shall not be given them &c. And Ahab otherwise a wicked king, pretended a show of righteousness, saying that he would not tempt God, and therefore he detracted to desire a sign.
1Now must we see, whither it be lawfull for godlye menne to desire miracles. These reasōs they vse to alledg which seme to be against it. First because god in that thing should be tempted: and that doth the law of god vtterly forbid. Yea & our sauiour wyth this aunswere reproued the deuill: Thou shalte not tempt the Lord thy God. And the Hebrewes ar reprehended for this by name, bicause thei tempted god in the wildernes. The son of god also, when the Pharesies sayde, mayster, we will see a signe of thee, sayd: This froward and adultrous nation seketh a sign and a sign shall not be geuen them &c. And Achab otherwyse a wicked king, pretended a shew of righteousnes, saying that he would not tēpt God, and therefore he detracted to desyre a sygne.
- 1Whither it be lawful for godly men to desire miracles.Whither it be lawfull for godly men to desire miracles.
Unto the question I answer: That after a sort it is lawful to desire signs, and the same also after a sort is unlawful. The first part of the sentence is thus proved: When holy men desire, as touching any unaccustomed vocation to be made more assured of the will of God, & are afraid, least peradventure they should be deceived (for as concerning it they have nothing for certain in the holy scriptures and we must not lightly believe men and angels in those things: for evil angels use sometimes to be transformed into angels of light) when I say they are troubled with such doubt, & the will is ready, yea desirous to obey the commandment of the Lord, if than they desire to be confirmed by some sign, these godly men can not be accused of tempting of god, or of rashness. For who soever in those cases desireth those things, which god useth to offer, he departeth not from the right way. No man is ignorant, but that to Ahab was offered a sign, that he might be confirmed of the promises offered him by Isaiah. Wherefore to desire those things which god sometimes giveth and freely offereth, ought not to be prohibited as unlawful. The thing wanteth no examples. Moses when he had need of the help of god, oftentimes in the desert obtained miracles for the people of god. And to confirm the doctrine of truth, both Elijah and Helizeus, desired of god that life might be restored unto the children of their hosts. And to the same end Christ said: But that ye should know that the son of man hath power to forgive sins, he turned to the man sick of the palsy and said: