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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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13 Wherefore the surest relief that is brought unto us by God, and which is ever ready at hand, 1is the holy scriptures: which we must have always ready about us, as our herb of comfort. For, if ignorance and blindness be our disease, there light is, by which it may be shaken off. If we be disquieted with many troubles and vexations of the mind; or else, if our conscience be overcharged with the heavy burden of our sins, there we shall meet with mild and speedy remedies. If the lack and care of these temporal things molest us, and do not utterly overpress us, there we may find sound and sure consolation. If we stand sometimes in doubt and perplexity, not knowing whither to turn our selves, we shall no where better than there, find good and faithful counsel. If we be tempted, and put in danger of salvation, as oftentimes it happeneth; we have there a most strong and invincible bulwark. And assuredly, out of that poke, and no where else, 2did our latter David take most fine and smooth stones; wherewith he smote the head of Goliath, and overthrew Satan which tempted ⟨p. 45⟩him in the desert. 3Wherefore David the king, not without cause, sang, that he considered the marvellous things of the law, that is, of the holy scriptures, and laid up the word of God in his hart, that he might not offend him. He confessed that to be his comfort in time of trouble, in that the word of God did quicken him.
13 Wherefore the surest reléefe that is brought vnto vs by God, and which is euer ready at hand, 1is the holie scriptures: which we must haue alwaies readie about vs, as our herbe of comfort. For, if ignorance and blindnes be our disease, there light is, by which it may be shaken off. If we be disquieted with manie troubles and vexations of the mind; or else, if our conscience bée ouercharged with the heauie burden of our sins, there we shall méete with mild and spéedie remedies. If the lacke and care of these temporall things molest vs, and doo not vtterlie ouerpresse vs, there we may find sound and sure consolation. If we stand somtimes in doubt and perplexitie, not knowing whither to turne our selues, we shall no where better than there, find good and faithfull counsell. If we be tempted, and put in danger of saluation, as oftentimes it happeneth; we haue there a most strong and inuincible bulworke. And assuredlie, out of that poake, and no where else,