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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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Wherefore, when miracles are done by instruments of this kind, which do nothing help, yea rather do let; the power and might of God is much more set forth. Yea and Christ also, to the intent he might teach us, that natural power doth nothing further herein, said unto his mother at the marriage; Woman, 1what have I to do with thee? Not that he meant thereby to depress the authority of his mother, but that it might appear, that the nature, which he had taken of her, was not of it self able to make him work miracles. Wherefore seeing God useth both men and angels, good and bad, for to do miracles; and that those things are sometime benefits, and sometime punishments, whereby men are either punished or holpen; we need not make any doubt, whether God do punish by his good angels, or no. For it is evident enough, that by angels, Sodom was destroyed; by an angel the host of Sennacherib was slain; 2and that David saw the angel, which was minister of the plague against Israel.
Wherefore, when miracles are doon by instruments of this kind, which doo nothing helpe, yea rather doo let; the power and might of God is much more set foorth. Yea and Christ also, to the intent he might teach vs, that naturall power dooth nothing further herein, said vnto his mother at the marriage; Woman, 1what haue I to doo with thee? Not that he ment thereby to depresse the authoritie of his mother, but that it might appéere, that the nature, which he had taken of hir, was not of it selfe able to make him worke miracles. Wherefore séeing God vseth both men and angels, good and bad, for to doo miracles; and that those things are sometime benefits, and somtime punishments, whereby men are either punished or holpen; we néed not make anie doubt, whether God doo punish by his good angels, or no. For it is euident enough, that by angels, Sodom was destroied; by an angel the host of Senacherib was slaine; 2and that Dauid sawe the angel, which was minister of the plague against Israel.