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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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8 Thirdly, we also acknowledge it to be the function of the church, 1that seeing it is endued with the holy ghost, it should decipher & discern the true and proper books of the heavenly word, from them that be not canonical. Which office doubtless is not to bear a higher authority than the scriptures, as many do foolishly dream. For thus they say. Forsomuch as the church hath accepted and allowed some scriptures, and hath refused other some to be no scripture; therefore it hath authority to determine of them as it listeth. But this is a very weak kind of argument. We will grant, in very deed, that the ancient church had such an abundance of the spirit, as thereby they easily knew, which of those that were presented unto them, were the true & proper words of God: and these as canons and rules of Gods word, they dissevered by a spiritual understanding from the other books, called Apocrypha, which being once done it was not lawful for the church to make what interpretation it would: but both the spirit of Christ must be harkened unto, and also the consent of all the places of scripture, must be diligently considered. The very which thing we see daily to be done.
8 Thirdlie, we also acknowledge it to be the function of the church, 1that séeing it is indued with the holie ghost, it should descipher & discerne the true and proper books of the heauenlie word, from them that be not canonicall. Which office doubtlesse is not to beare a higher authoritie than the scriptures, as many doo foolishlie dreame. For thus they saie. Forsomuch as the church hath accepted and allowed some scriptures, and hath refused other some to be no scripture; therefore it hath authoritie to determine of them as it listeth. But this is a verie weake kind of argument. We will grant, in verie déede, that the ancient church had such an abundance of the spirit, as thereby they easilie knew, which of those that were presented vnto them, were the true & proper words of God: and these as canons and rules of Gods word, they disseuered by a spiritual vnderstanding from the other books, called Apocrypha, which being once done it was not lawfull for the church to make what interpretation it would: but both the spirit of Christ must be harkened vnto, and also the consent of all the places of scripture, must be diligentlie considered. The verie which thing we sée dailie to be done.