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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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13 But thou wilt demand, what the patriarchs and prophets did then see, to whom God, and his angels, (as we read in the scriptures) appeared divers and sundry times? I answer, that as concerning the outward senses, 2they did only perceive certain similitudes, forms and shapes, which were sometimes offered them by God, and his angels, whereby they might testify that they were present, and spake with those fathers, that they heard them, and warned them of things for their salvation. But as for the presence of God, or of the angels, and also their speeches, & things by them signified, the sense it self perceived not; but the mind and reason gathered by them those things, which the capacity of the senses did express. Whereupon the Chaldee paraphrast, where it is written in Exodus, 3that God came down upon mount Sinai, doth not simply set down, that God himself came down; but translateth it, The glory of GOD. As if he should say, that Certain mighty and wonderful tokens were there seen, by the which God testified himself to be present. Which thing, in like manner he doth in the 6. of Isaiah, where he writeth; 4I saw the Lord sitting upon an high & lofty throne. And what manner shapes and similitudes these were, which betokened the presence of God, or the angels, it is easy to gather out of the holy scriptures.
13 But thou wilt demand, what the patriarchs and prophets did then sée, to whom God, and his angels, (as we read in the scriptures) appéered diuers and sundrie times? I answer, that as concerning the outward senses, 2they did onelie perceiue certeine similitudes, forms and shapes, which were somtimes offered them by God, and his angels, wherby they might testifie that they were present, and spake with those fathers, that they heard them, and warned them of things for their saluation. But as for the presence of God, or of the angels, and also their spéeches, & things by them signified, the sense it selfe perceiued not; but the mind and reason gathered by them those things, which the capacitie of the senses did expresse. Whervpon the Chalde paraphrast, where it is written in Exodus,