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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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6 The second note, and sure token, by which we may throughly search out the truth of the holy scriptures, is the very scriptures themselves. For it is requisite, that we should determine that piece of scripture which is hard and dark, 1by another part which is more plain and easy. Christ hath given unto his church, the old testament; the authority whereof (let the Manichees, the Marcionites, and such other pestilent heretics fret thereat never so much) is most stable and sure: insomuch as by it, 2the old christians also have judged of the new testament. It is written in the 17 of the Acts, that the Thessalonians having heard Paul, repaired to the ⟨p. 42⟩scriptures, to see whether things were as Paul had declared, or otherwise. And Augustine De doctrina christiana, teaching what manner of man a preacher should be, willeth him to confer the places of the scripture together, and doth not send him to search out the opinions of the fathers, or to seek out the determinations of the church, or the canons, or the traditions of men.
6 The second note, and sure token, by which we may throughlie search out the truth of the holie scriptures, is the verie scriptures themselues. For it is requisite, that we should determine that péece of scripture which is hard and darke, 1by another part which is more plaine and easie. Christ hath giuen vnto his church, the old testament; the authoritie whereof (let the Manichies, the Martionits, and such other pestilent heretikes fret thereat neuer so much) is most stable and sure: insomuch as by it, 2the old christians also haue iudged of the new testament. It is written in the 17 of the Acts, that the Thessalonians hauing heard Paule, repaired to the ⟨p. 42⟩scriptures, to sée whether things were as Paule had declared, or otherwise. And Augustine De doctrina christiana, teaching what manner of man a preacher should be, willeth him to conferre the places of the scripture together, and dooth not send him to search out the opinions of the fathers, or to séeke out the determinations of the church, or the canons, or the traditions of men.