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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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2 After this general and large description, let us add, that of miracles some be true, and some be false: 1and false miracles are said to be those, which either be not that, which they appear to be; or if they be, yet are they not done by any supernatural power, but by the power of nature, although it be secret. And this may the angels, either good or bad, do three manner of ways. 2For sometime they apply the powers of nature, which are throughly known, unto some matter ⟨p. 63⟩or substance: 3by which joining together of matter with causes efficient, effects do follow; and that in a manner upon the sudden, whereat the beholders cannot but wonder. The devils know, that of things putrefied, are engendered frogs, worms, and some sort of serpents; so that heat in certain degrees be added thereunto. Wherefore seeing it is not hard for them to couple these things together, they do so sometimes, to the intent they may deceive men. And by this means Augustine thought 4(as he hath written in his third book De trinitate) that The sorcerers of Pharaoh did the same thing which Moses did. 5Moreover, the stirring up of spirits, of humours, & blood in men, do very much annoy the bodies of men; whereby the horrible figures, images, & likenesses of things, which be kept in these, are moved before the fancy & imagination, and in such order, as the troubler of the spirit doth knit them; whereof arise sundry & manifold signs or visions: which thing we see otherwhile in phrentike folk. And the matter may be brought to such a pass, as the shapes and images, which are kept within, may be revoked to the outward senses, whereby he that suffereth such things, doth think that he seeeth and feeleth those things, which are conversant in his imagination or fancy; when as in very deed there is no such thing outwardly done.
2 After this generall and large description, let vs adde, that of miracles some be true, and some be false: