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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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Gideons industry or policy is here set forth,1 and the favour wherewith God prospered his successes and enterprises. He divideth his three hundred men into three bands, that he might on sundry parts invade the Midianites, and by a sudden fear trouble their host on every side. He used also another policy concerning the time, for he set upon them in the night. For when they were in a manner in a dead sleep, they were the easilyer by a great hurly burly astonished with fear. Farther, he chose the most commodious part in all the night, for such a purpose: for he assailed the Midianites about the beginning of the second watch or guard. Wherefore it is called Rosch Haticonath, that is, the head or beginning of the middle watch or guard. This word Toch signifieth within:2 and thereof is derived Ticonah, which is a middle. Augustine in his Sermon De verbis domini, the .14. Oration, saith, that the Elders divided the night into .4. parts, of which every one contained .3. hours, which he confirmeth also by the testimonies of the holy scriptures. For it is said that the Lord came unto the Apostles in the .4. watch of the night, when they laboured so vehemently in the sea, that their ship was very near sunk. The same father writeth the like thing upon the .79. Psalm. The Gloss also in the Decrees .1. question, the .1. Superueniente Pascha, maketh mention of the names of those parts of the night, Conticinium, Intempestum, Gallicinium, & Antelucanum, that is, the bed time, the dead part of the night, the Cock crowing, and the dawning of the day.
Gideons industry or pollecy is here set foorth,1 and the fauour wherwith God prospered his successes and enterprises. He deuideth his three hundreth men into three bandes, that he might on sundry partes inuade the Madianites, and by a sodaine feare trouble their hoste on euerye syde. He vsed also another pollecye concerning the time, for he set vpon them in the night. For when they were in a maner in a dead sleepe, they wer the easilyer by a great hurly burly astonished with feare. Farther, hee chused the moste commodious part in all the night, for suche a purpose: for he assayled the Madianites about the beginning of the second watche or garde. Wherefore it is called Rosch Haticonath, that is, the heade or begynning of the middle watche or garde. This woord Toch signifieth wythin: