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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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But herein is a doubt, that when Aristotle gathereth a worthiness of every end by the nobleness of the faculty, what kind of demonstration this is. And we answer, that it is of the effects, or (as they commonly call it) of that which followeth. For in very deed faculties do draw their excellency and worthiness from their ends. 1Wherefore since they be made excellent by them, to try the excellency of the ends by the worthiness of the faculties, is to proceed from the effects to the causes, although this proposition is true, which way soever ye turn it. For as we say that the end of the better faculty is the better; so likewise we may say, that it is the nobler faculty which shall have the worthier end.
But herein is a doubt, that when Aristotle gathereth a worthines of euerie end by the noblenes of the facultie, what kind of demonstration this is. And we answere, that it is of the effects, or (as they commonlie call it) of that which followeth. For in verie déede faculties doo drawe their excellencie and worthines from their ends. 1Wherefore since they be made excellent by them, to trie the excellencie of the ends by the worthines of the faculties, is to procéede from the effects to the causes, although this proposition is true, which waie soeuer ye turne it. For as we saie that the end of the better facultie is the better; so likewise we may saie, that it is the nobler facultie which shall haue the worthier end.
- 1That the excellency of ends and faculties, is aswell towards the one as the other.That the excellencie of ends and faculties, is aswell towards the one as the other.
12 Now since the matter is on this wise, let us see how these things agree with the holy scriptures. 1