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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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1These men should rather have considered, that the image of God consisteth in holiness, righteousness, and truth, as Paul hath taught. Which thing if they had marked, they would not only have removed a body from him, but also have withdrawn from their minds, all such gross and carnal imaginations. Why do they not as well say, that God is a very bear, a lion, or a fire; 2seeing that Amos, and Moses, and the epistle to the Hebrews, do so term him. It is written in the 94. psalm, He that planted the eye, shall he not see? And he that made the ear, shall not he hear? There (saith Jerome) it should have been said: He that planted the eye, hath he not an eye? And he that made the ear, hath he not an ear? But it is not so said, least while thou musest upon him, thou shouldest be deceived, and imagine him to have these kind of parts. 3And the scripture, if sometimes it attribute parts or members unto God, verily it doth it only to the intent it may help our weak capacity; with the which although we cannot comprehend the substance of God, as it is, yet it laboureth, by the help of certain special signs and shadows, what it can, to make us have some knowledge of it. Wherefore members are by a very profitable metaphor or translation attributed unto God, that we by the due consideration of his qualities, might have our minds godly and faithfully exercised.
1These men should rather haue considered, that the image of God consisteth in holines, righteousnes, and truth, as Paule hath taught. Which thing if they had marked, they would not onelie haue remooued a bodie from him, but also haue withdrawne from their minds, all such grosse and carnall imaginations. Why doo they not as well saie, that God is a verie beare, a lion, or a fire; 2séeing that Amos, and Moses, and the epistle to the Hebrues, doo so terme him. It is written in the 94. psalme, He that planted the eie, shall hee not see? And he that made the eare, shall not he heare? There (saith Ierom) it should haue béene said: He that planted the eie, hath he not an eie? And he that made the eare, hath he not an eare? But it is not so said, least while thou musest vpon him, thou shouldest be deceiued, and imagin him to haue these kind of parts.