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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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that they must never be so despaired of, but that good counsels and wholesome admonishments may at one time or other do them good. For as the power of physic is not only to maintain the health which is gotten, and to finish that which is begun; but also to heal those that be destitute thereof: so admonitions and good doctrines, which be the medicines of the mind, have power not only to retain good habits, and to make perfect the virtues begun; but also to reduce to the health of mind those men which have quite lost the same, especially if we pass not the bounds of civill justice and outward conversation.
that they must neuer be so despaired of, but that good counsels and holsome admonishments may at one time or other doo them good. For as the power of physicke is not onlie to maintaine the health which is gotten, and to finish that which is begun; but also to heale those that be destitute thereof: so admonitions and good doctrines, which be the medicines of the mind, haue power not onelie to retaine good habits, and to make perfect the vertues begun; but also to reduce to the health of mind those men which haue quite lost the same, especiallie if we passe not the bounds of ciuill iustice and outward conuersation.
4 Now remaineth, 1that we pass not over a very necessary disputation, the same is, how it cometh to pass, that since Aristotle said, that Young and incontinent men are no fit hearers; he did not also reckon them which be endued with such a constitution, temperature, or nature, as they cannot be made better, and are altogether unapt to receive virtues. And that such there be, 2Galen showeth in sundry places, and especially in the book wherein he treateth of the mutual consequence of the manners of the mind, and temperature of the body, where he saith, that They which think that all men have a mind apt unto virtues; or on the other side, that there be none at all; do measure mankind but by the one half, neither have they known and perceived the whole nature of man. For all men (saith he) are not by the complexion of their body borne enemies of virtue, neither do all men love and desire the same by the power of their own nature.