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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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24 But yet in this kind of argument we must take very great heed of a fault which might easily arise: and this cometh two ways. ⟨p. 50⟩First, 1that we take not in hand to imitate such doings of holy men, as they sometimes enterprised naughtily. For as they were men, so they did many times amiss; yea and that shamefully. Wherefore the things which they did, must be first examined with great judgement, before we make them our examples to follow. 2Augustine in his second book against the second epistle of Gaudentius writeth in this manner: 3We must not (saith he) alway imitate & allow whatsoever thing honest men have done: but it is necessary to compare the judgement of the scriptures therewith, and to mark whether they allow of those acts or no. This godly father gives us a good warning, that as godly men, although they pleased God many ways, and have great credit given them, through the testimony of the scriptures; yet that all their doings must not be judged sound and blameless: for every man is a liar, and sinneth many times. For who will follow the abominable adultery of David, and the ungodly betraying of his faithful soldier? Or who will imitate the forswearing of Peter, or his feigned dissimulation? None I hope, that hath any spark of godliness in him.
24 But yet in this kind of argument we must take very great héed of a fault which might easilie arise: and this commeth two waies. ⟨p. 50⟩First, 1that we take not in hand to imitate such dooings of holie men, as they sometimes enterprised naughtilie. For as they were men, so they did manie times amisse; yea and that shamefullie. Wherefore the things which they did, must be first examined with great iudgement, before we make them our examples to followe. 2