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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 truly so it is. For we know not the will of God: but he (as he is good) hath opened the same to his prophets and apostles; and that they might more profitably declare it unto us, he gave them the gift of his word. But because he knew that mortal men are strangers & adversaries to his word, he granted the power to do miracles; to the intent that those things, which he would have his messengers to speak profitably, might be the easilier believed. That the confirming of faith cometh by miracles, Mark witnesseth, which saith in the end of his gospel; 1And they went out preaching every-where the gospel: and the Lord wrought with them, and confirmed the word with signs that followed. And hereby it appeareth, how meet a confirmation this is, in that the promises of God depend of no other thing, than of his will and power. And the signs or miracles which we now speak of, do give a sufficient testimony of his power, because they do so far exceed the order of nature: and they make us assured of his will, for they are showed, through the invocation of his name, and by his grace and spirit. 2Wherefore Augustine in the place above alleged, against the epistle of Manichaeus, writeth, that miracles win authority to the word of God; for he, when he did these, seemeth to have given as it were an earnest-penny of his promises. Neither must we pass over these words, which Augustine hath in the 24. treatise upon John; 3that Miracles consist not in the greatness of works. For otherwise it is a greater work, to govern this universal composition of the world, than to restore unto a ⟨p. 64⟩blind man the sight which he wanteth.
And trulie so it is. For we know not the will of God: but he (as he is good) hath opened the same to his prophets and apostles; and that they might more profitablie declare it vnto vs, he gaue them the gift of his word. But bicause he knew that mortall men are strangers & aduersaries to his word, he granted the power to doo miracles; to the intent that those things, which he would haue his messengers to speke profitablie, might be the easilier beléeued. That the confirming of faith cōmeth by miracles, Marke witnesseth, which saith in the end of his gospell;