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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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And this doth nothing derogate from the goodness of God: nay rather it doth more plainly show the same unto us, when we understand thereby, that he is so gracious, as he will make even the wicked to serve to a good purpose.
And this dooth nothing derogate from the goodnes of God: nay rather it dooth more plainlie shew the same vnto vs, when we vnderstand thereby, that he is so gratious, as he will make euen the wicked to serue to a good purpose.
112 Sometime this name of a prophet is used in the holy scriptures for an interpreter, as in the 7. of Exod. Aaron is appointed to be Moses prophet, that is, his interpreter before Pharaoh. And ye shall find, that the word prophesying in the first of Samuel, is attributed unto Saul, when he being assailed with the evil spirit of the Lord, spake strange and unusual things (as the Greeks say) by a vehement concitation of the mind. But the children of the prophets were the disciples of great and famous prophets, 2which sometime with their musical instruments & songs, were so stirred up to sing the praises of God, as they spake some things beyond their wonted manner and custom: so that it easily appeared they were set on by the spirit of God. And that God determined to rule the people of old time by the perpetual industry of some prophet, 3it may plainly appear by the 18. of Deut. where the cause is alleged, that whereas the Israelites might not endure the sight of Gods majesty, they made suit, that he would deal with them by Moses, least they should die. Which his petition God so well allowed, as he said he would not only then so do, but promised that he would also after Moses raise up a prophet among their own brethren, whom they should be bound to hear no less than Moses himself. The which words, though they be chiefly meant of Christ, as Peter teacheth in the Acts of the apostles, yet are they also to be applied unto those his prophets,