A14350:1026
The Common Places
The common places of the most famous and renowned divine Doctor Peter Martyr divided into four principal parts: with a large addition of many theological and necessary discourses, some never extant before. Translated and partly gathered by Anthony Marten, one of the sewers of her Majesties most honourable chamber.The common places of the most famous and renowmed diuine Doctor Peter Martyr diuided into foure principall parts: with a large addition of manie theologicall and necessarie discourses, some neuer extant before. Translated and partlie gathered by Anthonie Marten, one of the sewers of hir Maiesties most honourable chamber.
Imprinted at London : In Pater noster Rowe, by Henry Denham and Henry Middleton at the costs and charges of Henry Denham, Thomas Chard, William Broome, and Andrew Maunsell, 1583Imprinted at London : In Pater noster Rovve, by Henry Denham and Henry Middleton at the costs and charges of Henrie Denham, Thomas Chard, VVilliam Broome, and Andrew Maunsell, 1583
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55 But how shall we understand, 1that they be subject unto vanity? Easily enough; indeed not according to the substance (as they term it) of their own nature, but as touching those works, which God hath appointed to be done by them. They be set over cities, kingdoms, and provinces, as Daniel plainly writeth: 2yea also, they are present with every private man, for Christ saith; 3Their angels shall always behold the face of my heavenly father. 4And disciples in the acts of the apostles answered concerning Peter, when he knocked at the door; It is his angel. Howbeit there be some, which endeavour to expound the same to be Peters messenger. And in the 48. chapter of Genesis; 5His angel hath delivered me from all evil. These things prove, that angels, by the commandment of God, do service even to private men. But if we shall inquire, 6unto what end angels do govern kingdoms, provinces, and cities, and also every particular man; and what their meaning is by so great a care and diligence; we shall find, that their diligence is to no other end, but to bring all men to obey their God and King, & to acknowledge, to worship, and to reverence him as their God. Which when it doth not take place, and that many leaving the true service of God, do give themselves unto superstition and idolatry, and dishonest themselves with sundry crimes; the labour of the angels is disappointed of that end [whereunto it was a mean] and so they after a sort are subject unto vanity; which shall cease notwithstanding, 7when they shall be discharged of these their governments. But now we must see, how the angels at that time shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption. Albeit their nature, or (as the School-men say) their substance be uncorrupt and immortal; yet are their affairs continually amongst matters transitory and mortal; those things they do continually uphold and sustain, or else endeavour that by the commandment of God they may be taken away,