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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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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. 3Afterward he removeth this sentence or definition of his by a certain objection; for that we see some so well allowed and praised for their excellent virtues, and contrariwise others to be condemned ⟨p. 55⟩and dispraised, because they be corrupted and infected with vices. Neither is it meet, that for those things which be naturally within us, we should either be commended or dispraised. Yea, and the one sort, where a Common weal is well governed, are punished; and the other sort have rewards given them. Hereunto he saith, that This is the natural judgement of men, 4to allow, succour, help, & praise those things which be good, profitable and comely; howsoever they come, whether of nature, or of industry; and those things which be evil, damnable, & full of shame, they dispraise, keep under, and take away (so much as in them lieth) not regarding the cause from which they proceed: which he endeavoureth to declare plainly by examples. We kill spiders, asps, and adders; neither do we first deliberate with our selves whether venom be naturally planted in those things, or whether they got the same by their own endeavour and will. Also we do love & worship God, not weighing with our selves whether he hath attained to his own goodness by endeavour and his own proper will; or whether the same have been grafted in him by nature from everlasting.