A14350:1032
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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157 The commentaries, which are ascribed unto Jerome, seem not much to disagree with the saying of Augustine: so that they, by every creature, understand the whole number, even from the very time of Adam; which number of saints, together with the same Adam, do (as they say) sorrowfully wait for the revelation of the sons of God, that they also, as we be taught in the epistle to the Hebrews, 2may be perfect with us. 3Origin maketh mention of certain things concerning the soul, which is the chiefest part of our mind; which he saith laments and sorrows heavily, because it is continually compelled to humble it self, to serve the manifold and sundry necessities of the body. But Chrysostom is plainly on our side, 4and confesseth, that Paul useth here the figure Prosopopoeia, which figure is greatly frequented in the holy scriptures: 5for the Prophets and Psalms do many times command the floods and the woods to clap their hands. 6Sometimes they show, that the mountains do dance, and that the hills do leap for joy: not that they in very deed do ascribe motion and sense unto things without life; but to signify, that the same good thing, which they so commend, is so great, that it ought to appertain unto creatures utterly without sense and feeling. 7The Prophets also are wont sometimes to bring in the woods, vines, earth it self, and other elements lamenting and howling; and also the roofs of houses and temples crying: that they may with more vehemency of words amplify that evil, which they have in hand. Neither should it seem strange, if Paul do imitate these phrases of the Prophets, seeing one and the same spirit of God was in both of them.
157 The commentaries, which are ascribed vnto Ierom, séeme not much to disagrée with the saieng of Augustine: so that they, by euerie creature, vnderstand the whole number, euen from the verie time of Adam; which number of saints, together with the same Adam, doo (as they saie) sorrowfullie wait for the reuelation of the sonnes of God, that they also, as we be taught in the epistle to the Hebrues,