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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 seeing we purpose to speak somewhat largely of dreams, 1we will first see what may be said of them by natural reason; and secondly, how much must be attributed unto them by the word of God. Concerning the first, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Galen, 2and divers other famous philosophers have written much; and among others, Aristotle in his little book De divinatione per sommium, (if that were his, and yet no doubt but it is both learnedly and clerkly written) first saith, that this kind of divination by dreams, is not utterly to be rejected, because commonly very much is attributed thereunto: and those things which be received in a manner of all men, are never altogether false. And he saith moreover, that there be many dreams, whereof there may be yielded a very fit and convenient reason, which (as experience teacheth) deceive not men, but fall out true: therefore it were not well to despise all manner of divination by dreams. Yet we must take heed, that we be well advised in admitting of them; seeing it is a very hard matter to show the causes of them; for that nature on this behalf worketh most obscurely.
And séeing we purpose to speake somewhat largelie of dreames, 1we will first sée what may be said of them by naturall reason; and secondlie, how much must be attributed vnto them by the word of God. Concerning the first, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Galen, 2and diuers other famous philosophers haue written much; and among others, Aristotle in his little booke De diuinatione per sommium, (if that were his, and yet no doubt but it is both learnedlie and clarklie written) first saith, that this kind of diuination by dreames, is not vtterlie to be reiected, bicause commonlie verie much is attributed thervnto: and those things which be receiued in a maner of all men, are neuer altogither false. And he saith moreouer, that there be manie dreames, whereof there may bée yéelded a verie fit and conuenient reason, which (as experience teacheth) deceiue not men, but fall out true: therefore it were not well to despise all maner of diuination by dreames. Yet we must take héed, that we be well aduised in admitting of them; séeing it is a verie hard matter to shew the causes of them; for that nature on this behalfe worketh most obscurelie.