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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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Wherefore these things which are here spoken, must not be understood without exception. For sometime there be young men so framed by nature, and so amended only by discipline and education, that even by this kind of learning they are able to profit much, as touching outward justice and civill conversation, which I think doth most take place in them, which being instructed from their youth in the christian faith, do embrace godliness from their hart. And this, 1by a most manifest example did Edward the sixth, king of England, testify, who without doubt being a young man, was even in his first age most prompt to the exercise of all virtue. The very which thing also will happen to you, if ye follow the doctrine of the gospel with that endeavour which you have begun. Wherefore Aristotle meant not to exclude all young men universally; but this did he most regard, to put away the objections which might hurt the worthiness or estimation of this faculty. And this he did, least if thou shalt see young men trained up in learning to become at any time nothing the better, thou shouldest ascribe that unto the fault of this faculty, as though it were of no estimation, and served to no use: wherefore he layeth the fault in the want of age, because it is destitute of experience, and is troubled with perturbations of the mind. These, he saith, be the impediments, for which the proceedings of doctrine and approved fruits of the same have no good success. And neither was Aristotle alone of this mind, but Pindarus also, who saith; [Greek or Hebrew], that is, For light wits or young heads want experience: and Homer, [Greek or Hebrew], that is to say, For young folk are always rash & unstaid. Moreover Horace, pronounceth thus of a young man, that, Youth unto vice, like wax is soon applied, And fierce to those that warning them do chide. And how wanton they commonly are, & kindled in their affections, the Comedy giveth a most evident testimony. Also the histories do declare, how Cicero was deceived in Octavius;
Wherfore these things which are here spoken, must not be vnderstood without exception. For sometime there be yoong men so framed by nature, and so amended onlie by discipline and education, that euen by this kind of learning they are able to profit much, as touching outward iustice and ciuill conuersation, which I thinke dooth most take place in them, which being instructed from their youth in the christian faith, doo imbrace godlines from their hart. And this, 1