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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.
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1But Aristotle is herein deceived, because he had a respect only to deceivers, which prophesied such kinds of prophecies, and bewitched men, as though they could expound all sorts of dreams, and show whet they portended. But we understand not those things which we have now alleged, of all kind of dreams, neither of all manner of prophets. For they pertain only to those, which God indeed sendeth: wherefore the conjectures of deceivers and Soothsayers have nothing here to do. But the authority of so great a Philosopher doth not much move us:2 because although that Epicurus favoureth that sentence which he doth, who to disburden his Gods from the labour of regarding of dreams, teacheth that they as all other things,3 do come rashly and by chance. Yet contrariwise Plato giveth much to dreams sent of God: and the Stoics pronounced that dreams in the night, are as it were a familiar and domestical oracle, by which God doth provide for humans kind.4 This will I not overpass, that Augustine in the place before alleged upon Genesis ad literam, the .xii. book, and .xv. chap. doth demand whither the Soul of it self have power to foreknow things to come, and that by his own nature. And he denieth that it hath: because (saith he) if it had, it would use it, when as all men do so earnestly desire to know things to come. Wherefore visions and dreams of Prophets attain to their truth, not by nature, but by God.
1But Aristotle is herein deceaued, bicause he had a respect onely to deceauers, which prophessed such kindes of prophecies, and bewitched men, as though they could expound al sortes of dreames, and shew whet they portended. But we vnderstand not those things which we haue now alledged, of al kinde of dreames, neither of al maner of prophetes. For they pertain onely to those, which God indede sendeth: wherefore the coniectures of deceauers and Southsaiers haue nothing here to doo. But the authoritye of so great a Philosopher doth not muche moue vs:2 bicause although that Epicurus fauoureth that sentence which he doth, who to disburden his Gods from the labour of regarding of dreames, teacheth that they as al other thinges,