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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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And from these things doth not Plutarch disagree, who writing of the increase of good manners ⟨p. 57⟩doth also confess, that there is settled in our minds a certain infinite & unspeakable naughtiness, which nevertheless by access thereunto may be increased, and by some forsaking of it be diminished. And the same Plutarch treating of the education of children saith; There are three things required to the making of a man perfect, nature, discipline, and exercise. What thou mayest understand by nature, it hath been already showed; a temperature (I say) of the body, and a natural inclination. And there needs no labour to expound what is exercise; the doubt only seems to be as touching discipline. Therefore we say, 1that the same is a certain faculty, which applieth the actions and choices of men unto reason, and this it worketh by doctrine, corrections, admonitions, and (when need shall require) by punishments. And whatsoever of these things any man wanteth, he cannot be made perfect as touching civill manners and virtues. Unto this his doctrine he compareth husbandry, unto the good success whereof is required a fertile soil; secondly, a painful and convenient husbanding of the ground; lastly, good and profitable seed: and if any of these three things be wanting, we fail of the fruits that we look for. Unto nature answereth the soil, unto discipline the tilth, and the seed unto exercise. And if the drops of water by a continual fall do make stones hollow; if iron & brass, be they never so hard, be worn with use: so are bodies by sloth and sluggishness made feeble, and feeble bodies by wholesome diet & just exercise brought to an incredible strength. A barren land well husbanded is not utterly without fruit, and a fertile soil neglected waxeth wild, and bringeth forth thorns and weeds both hurtful and unprofitable. Also the most fierce wild beasts, by mans labour and industry are made tame: yea and those beasts, which in their own nature would be mild and tractable, if they be so let alone, use to become wild, as we see it comes to pass in horses and bulls.
And from these things dooth not Plutarch disagrée, who writing of the increase of good maners ⟨p. 57⟩dooth also confesse, that there is setled in our minds a certeine infinite & vnspeakable naughtines, which neuertheles by accesse therevnto may be increased, and by some forsaking of it be diminished. And the same Plutarch treating of the education of children saith; There are thrée things required to the making of a man perfect, nature, discipline, and exercise. What thou maist vnderstand by nature, it hath béene alreadie shewed; a temperature (I saie) of the bodie, and a naturall inclination. And there néeds no labour to expound what is exercise; the doubt onlie séemes to be as touching discipline. Therefore we saie,