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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 to conclude, seeing God is not envious, he would not so obscurely warn them, whom he would have to be instructed in the things to come; but he would show those things clearly & plainly: but dreams are so dark and obscure, that for the interpretation of them, men must repair to prophets and soothsayers. These things are gathered in a manner out of Aristotle, whereby he wholly transferreth this thing from God unto nature: as though the causes of dreams should be drawn from thence. But of those things I will entreat more, when I come to speak of dreams, according to Divinity. I will now declare what he hath of this matter.
And to conclude, séeing God is not enuious, he would not so obscurelie warne them, whom hée would haue to be instructed in the things to com; but he would shew those things cléerelie & plainlie: but dreames are so darke and obscure, that for the interpretation of them, men must repaire to prophets and soothsaiers. These things are gathered in a maner out of Aristotle, whereby hée wholie transferreth this thing from God vnto nature: as though the causes of dreames should be drawne from thence. But of those things I will intreate more, when I come to speake of dreames, according to Diuinitie. I will now declare what he hath of this matter.
2 Dreams (saith he) are either signs, or causes; or else they are chanceablie, and by fortune applied to those things, whereunto they are referred. And every one of these three kinds is thus expounded. 1He saith, that dreams are sometimes signs of the affections of the body or mind. For by them is declared very many times, what humours do abound, bear rule, & do most of all offend in mans body. 2For shows & likenesses of things are raised according to the quality of nature, & temperature of humours prevailing in the body. Where choler aboundeth, there flames, fire, coals, lightening, brawlings, and such like are seen. If that melancholy have the upper hand, then smoke, great darkness, all black and ill favoured things, dead corpses, and such like, present themselves. But flegme raiseth up the likeness of showers, rains, floods, waters, hail, ice, & whatsoever else hath plenty of moisture joined with coldness. By blood are stirred up goodly sights, clear, white, and fragrant, and such as resemble the common pureness, and usual form or face of things. Neither are these things neglected of the physicians. For even they themselves (as Hippocrates and Galen report) do very diligently examine their patients touching them: because thereby they can find out the temperature of those humours, which lie hidden within the body.