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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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2 And say not unto me that young men do protest, and have in their mouth, 1and do keep in memory special and honest sentences of philosophy: for although they speak many things truly, yet do they not think as they speak; and sometime they perceive & are moved with those things that be uttered, not much better than Jays do understand mens words, which they are wont to prattle; yea & drunken and intemperate men do oftentimes jangle and tell a fair tale, where nevertheless, either they judge the contrary, or else they cannot tell what they speak: and briefly, their speech is not according to their mind, but they have one thing in their mind, and another in their hart: which is then most of all perceived, when they get liberty, & have a full freedom of their choice. Then albeit they were first modest & chaste, they bewray their mind that lurked, and their nature that lay hidden. Who was a more commendable prince than Nero himself, in the first year (of his reign) while he was yet governed by the direction of Seneca? Of whom was there greater hope than of Commodus, who as he was of an excellent wit from his youth, so afterward he became a ⟨p. 54⟩monstrous beast? And do we not remember Joas in the holy history, which governed himself rightly in the beginning of his dominion, so long as he governed by the counsels of Johiada the faithful high priest; whose authority when he afterward despised, he became straightway corrupt, and by the liberty which he claimed to himself made manifest the shameful desires of his mind? But yet for all these reasons were never our forefathers lead, 2nor at this day are wise men lead; but that they bring their children, when they become to young mens state, unto philosophers to be instructed by their learning and wisdom. They send them also unto lawyers, that they may understand those things which be just and honest. And all this we learn out of Plato's Axioms, and out of the philosophers lives, and we also observe the custom of our times. Which was therefore so done in old time, and is also done at this day; for those words which Aristotle here writeth of, have not that sense, as though young men by this philosophy shall receive no profit;
2 And saie not vnto me that yoong men doo protest, and haue in their mouth,