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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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12 Touching lots, we have an example in the first of Samuel, the 10. verse; for there Samuel willeth that all the people should stand by tribes. He himself would pronounce nothing, least the thing should seem to be done by his own appointment: therefore God pronounced Saul to be king, doubtless not through his own merit, but for the people sake, least they should strive among themselves for the choosing of him. 2The matter was permitted unto lots, to the intent that dissension might be avoided. For if Samuel had chosen the king upon his own liking, they might have thought him to be led by favour & affection. Again, if the voices of the people should have taken place; no doubt but every one would have favoured his own tribe: and being so many tribes as there were, they would hardly have agreed all upon one man. And whereas Saul was of the least tribe, of low degree, & of base parentage; if he should have been chosen by any other means, the matter might have been greatly stomached of all sorts. 3Core, Dathan, Abiram, and others of their fellows; stirred up sedition against Moses and Aaron; because they supposed them to have usurped the principality and priesthood by fraud and collusion.
12 Touching lots, we haue an example in the first of Samuel, the 10. verse; for there Samuel willeth that all the people should stand by tribes. He himselfe would pronounce nothing, least the thing should séeme to be doone by his owne appointment: therefore God pronounced Saule to be king, doubtlesse not through his owne merit, but for the people sake, least they should striue among themselues for the choosing of him. 2The matter was permitted vnto lots, to the intent that dissention might be auoided. For if Samuel had chosen the king vpon his owne liking, they might haue thought him to be led by fauour & affection. Againe, if the voices of the people should haue taken place; no doubt but euerie one would haue fauoured his owne tribe: and béeing so manie tribes as there were, they would hardlie haue agréed all vpon one man. And wheras Saule was of the least tribe, of lowe degrée, & of base parentage; if he should haue béene chosen by anie other means, the matter might haue béen greatlie stomached of all sorts.