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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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The same father, in his sixth book of confessions, the fourth & fifth chapters, doth plainly witness, that God himself doubtless giveth authority to the holy scriptures. 1Tertullian & Irenaeus standing in disputation with the heretics, did therefore send them unto the apostolic churches; because they allowed not full and wholly of the scriptures: wherefore they would that they should understand the sense and meaning of them, by such churches as were certainly known to be apostolic. For meet it was, that such churches should be continual witnesses and preservers of the books of God. And yet did they not by this means affirm, that the authority of the church is to be preferred above the scriptures.
The same father, in his sixt booke of confessions, the fourth & fift chapters, dooth plainlie witnes, that God himselfe doubtles giueth authoritie to the holie scriptures. 1Tertullian & Irenaeus standing in disputation with the heretikes, did therefore send them vnto the apostolike churches; bicause they allowed not full and wholie of the scriptures: wherefore they would that they should vnderstand the sense and meaning of them, by such churches as were certeinelie knowne to be apostolike. For méete it was, that such churches should be continuall witnesses and preseruers of the bookes of God. And yet did they not by this meanes affirme, that the authoritie of the church is to be preferred aboue the scriptures.
- 1Tertullian. Irenaeus.
10 But our adversaries say, that they are led by a common rule vaunted by the Logicians; namely, That thing is to be judged the more so, 1for the which another thing is so. Whereupon they gather this reason; If the scripture have authority, by judgement of the church, then it followeth, that there is a more authority in the church than in the scripture. But they consider not, how that sentence of the Logicians taketh place only in such causes, as are called final; but that in efficient causes it is not firm. For although this inferior world of ours, be warmed by means of the sun and planets: it followeth not,