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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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5 Now must I declare another point, which I promised; 1to wit, by what judgements and arbiters, we must assure our selves for understanding of the scriptures. Two tokens I have always observed, by which the truth of the divine scripture may be perceived; namely, the holy ghost, and the word of God it self. Concerning the spirit, John writeth in the 8. chapter of his gospel, 2that Christ thus said: If ye have God to your father, why do you not acknowledge my word? And seeing it is certain, that we be not adopted to be the children of God, but by the coming of the holy ghost; Christ testifieth in this place, that when we have once obtained the same spirit, we may so discern betwixt his word and a strange word, as the same will appear very evident and plain unto us. According to which sense, he also said in another place; My sheep know my voice, and follow not a stranger. 3And there is no doubt, but that we, by the strength of the holy spirit are made the sheep of Christ, which follow not falsehood, errors and heresies (which be voices of strangers) but do imitate only the voice of Christ: that is to wit, do follow the true and natural sense of the scriptures. Again, we have in the second chap. of the 1. epistle to the Corinthians; A natural man doth not perceive those things that be of God, 4neither is he able to do it; because they be but foolishness unto him. But the spiritual man judgeth all things. And again in the same place, 5The spirit searcheth out the deep mysteries of God. And Christ himself said; The spirit of comfort shall declare all things that I have said unto you. 6Also John in his epistle saith, 7The spiritual unction shall show you of all things.
5 Now must I declare another point, which I promised;