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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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1But what shall we answer unto Aristotle, who denieth that dreams are sent of God, and that for this cause in special, because God would give this faculty of divination to wise and good men, and not to the foolish and wicked? We answer, that for the most part it is true, that true Prophets, which are by God illustrate with dreams and visions,2 are both good and godly. Howbeit, least it should be thought that the power of God is bound unto the wisdom or manners of men, God will sometimes use the work of evil men in those things: to ⟨p. 138⟩declare and show forth the great and wonderful power of his providence,3 as one which can use all kind of instruments. Farther, as Tertullian writeth in hys book de Anima, seing that he distributeth his Sun and rain both to the just and to the unjust, it ought not to be marvellous, if he bestow also these gifts, which serve especially to the instruction of men, both to the good and to the evil. And that we should not be ignorant of his doing, the holy history declareth that the Ethnics were by God very oftentimes admonished and corrected in their sleep. So Pharaoh king of Egypt was commanded to restore unto Abraham his wife, and Abimelech king of Gerar was in like manner admonished. And Tertullian saith moreover, that even as God, when he instructed the wicked in their sleep, doth it that they might become good: so contrariwise the Devil invadeth the godly when they are a sleep, by dreams to seduce them out of the right way. Aristotle thought ye God in distributing his gifts, ought to have a regard to wise men, and especially to Philosophers:4 when as Christ hath taught altogether otherwise. I thank thee (saith he) O heavenly father, that thou hiding these things from the learned and wise, hast revealed them to little ones. &c. Paul also saith, that the vocation of God chiefly pertaineth to the unnoble, unlearned, and weak.
1But what shal we answer vnto Aristotle, who denieth that dreames ar sent of God, and that for this cause in special, bicause God would geue this faculty of diuination to wyse and good men, and not to the foolish and wicked? We answer, that for the most part it is true, that true Prophetes, which are by God illustrate with dreames and visions,