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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 whereas Kimhi saith, that the high priest, the ark of the Lord, and the Ephod were present; me thinketh it is not agreeable to truth; For the ark at that time was in Kiriathiarim. And if so be that the Ephod were there, yet it followeth not of necessity, that therefore the ark was also there; for we may see how often those things were a sunder. 1For when David fled and came to Ceila, he had Abiathar the priest to put on the Ephod, and yet the ark was not carried with him in that flight. The same thing was afterward done in Siceleg, when as yet the ark was present with him. But thou wilt say that in the text, lots are not named: I grant, but yet there is another word there of the same signification. For Lachad signifieth, To get, to lay hold on, and to attain by conjecture.
And whereas Kimhi saith, that the high préest, the arke of the Lord, and the Ephod were present; me thinketh it is not agréeable to truth; For the arke at that time was in Kiriathiarim. And if so be that the Ephod were there, yet it followeth not of necessitie, that therefore the arke was also there; for we may sée how often those things were a sunder. 1For when Dauid fled and came to Ceila, he had Abiathar the préest to put on the Ephod, and yet the arke was not carried with him in that flight. The same thing was afterward doone in Siceleg, when as yet the arke was present with him. But thou wilt saie that in the text, lots are not named: I grant, but yet there is another word there of the same signification. For Lachad signifieth, To get, to laie hold on, and to attaine by coniecture.
3 But what lots those were I know not; for (as I said) there were many kinds of lots. Cicero in his book De divinatione saith,