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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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To these examples let us ad that history, which in the book of Kings is mentioned of Micah the prophet, 1which prophesied before Ahab the king of Israel, and said, that he saw God, and an host of angels present with him; and that he heard God ask, which of them would deceive Ahab, and that one offered himself ready to become a lying spirit in the mouth of the prophets of king Ahab. By this vision it is understood, that there was a plain and notable difference between God and the angels, which appeared altogether unto the prophet. Wherefore that gift, which God gave unto the fathers, must not be extenuated or made less than it was; and it must be granted, that he was present in very deed, when he appeared, seeing we read that so it was ⟨p. 28⟩done, and there is nothing to the contrary, so far as can be gathered out of the holy scriptures: neither is the nature of God any thing against it, but that it might be so. And it were not safe for us, to attribute unto angels all those things, that we read in the scriptures of such kind of visions. For so we might easily slip into that error, to believe that the world was not made immediately by God, but by the angels at his commandment. 2Let us therefore confess, that God was truly present in those things, and that he showed himself under divers similitudes, as often as we hear the scripture either testify or show so much.
To these examples let vs ad that historie, which in the booke of Kings is mentioned of Micheas the prophet, 1which prophesied before Achab the king of Israel, and said, that he sawe God, and an host of angels present with him; and that he heard God aske, which of them would deceiue Achab, and that one offered himselfe readie to becom a lieng spirit in the mouth of the prophets of king Achab. By this vision it is vnderstood, that there was a plaine and notable difference betwéene God and the angels, which appéered altogither vnto the prophet. Wherfore that gift, which God gaue vnto the fathers, must not be extenuated or made lesse than it was; and it must be granted, that he was present in verie déed, when he appéered, séeing we read that so it was