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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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5 Lastly, Augustine in his 83. book of questions divideth miracles; 1to wit, that some are done by public justice: that is, 2by the stable and firm will of God, which is counted in the world as a public law. By it God would, that his ministers; that is, prophets and apostles, in preaching, should work miracles. But other miracles be done by the signs of this justice; as when the wicked, in the name of God, and of Jesus Christ, do work any miracle; which is not given, but in respect of the honour and reverence of the name of God which they use: not that God, or nature, or any things created, are desirous to pleasure them. 3Even like as when one hath privily conveyed away a public seal or writing, and by means thereof extorteth many things, either from country men, or from citizens; which things are not given, but to the seal, which they acknowledge to be the princes or magistrates: even so he, which followed not Christ, yet did he in his name cast out devils. 4Thirdly, those are accounted miracles, which are done by a certain private contract, whereby sorcerers do bind themselves to the devil; and the devil to them: but these are done neither by public justice, nor yet by the signs thereof; but only of a certain private compact. Howbeit, we must note, that the miracles of the third sort, are not firm, nor yet do certainly come to pass. 5For we read in the 19. of the Acts, that the children of Sceva would have cast forth devils in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preached: but the devil said to them; Jesus indeed I know, & Paul I know, but what ye be I cannot tell: which having spoken, he set upon them. And as touching the third kind, the act of Cyprian, 6which he did before his conversion confirmeth my saying. For he attempted to bewitch a godly maid to incline to unlawful lust; which at the length the devil told him that he could not bring to pass for him.