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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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5 Chrysostom in his second homily upon these words of Isaiah, 1I saw the Lord sitting, 2setteth forth (although not very exactly) a definition of prophecy. Prophecy, saith he, 3is nothing else but a declaration of things to come. And upon the prologue of Paul to the Romans, he saith, that the holy men did not only prophesy by writings and words, but also by deeds: 4as Abraham did in the sacrifice of his son: and Moses in the brazen serpent, and all the people of Israel in eating of the passover. But a fuller definition is this: Prophecy is a faculty given unto certain men by the spirit of God, without teaching or learning, whereby they are able certainly to know things heavenly, high, and secret, and to open the same unto others for edifying of the church. Here this word faculty is the general word to prophecy, which may be referred to natural power: not that the same power is natural, but that it may make men apt, as natural power doth, whereby they may be assured of their knowledge. Which I therefore added, because they that utter those things which they themselves understand not, be rather mad persons, than prophets. The other parts of the definition may easily be understood by those things, which we spake concerning the causes.
5 Chrysostome in his second homilie vpon these words of Esaie, 1I sawe the Lord sitting, 2setteth foorth (although not verie exactlie) a definition of prophesie. Prophesie, saith he, 3is nothing els but a declaration of things to come. And vpon the prologue of Paule to the Romans, he saith, that the holie men did not onlie prophesie by writings and words, but also by déeds: 4