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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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8 But Augustine upon the 78. psalm, 1doubteth, whether God hath by evil angels done miracles, whereby men have immediately received some benefit: and he saith, that he hath not read it in the holy scriptures. No more truly have I: unless we might say, that it profited Paul, to be tormented by the angel of satan: 2and that he therefore delivered some unto satan, 3to the intent their souls might be saved in the day of judgement. 4Howbeit Augustine's question hath not respect unto this; but to know whether plain and evident good turns, such as be the gifts of healing, prophesying, tongs, giving of food, setting at liberty, and such like, are miraculously bestowed upon men from God, by the devil or his angels. Wherein I think (as Augustine doth) that the scriptures no where testify any such thing. And yet is it evident, that as well the godly men as the ungodly be tempted, punished, and molested by evil angels; howbeit after a sundry fashion. For, as Augustine saith in the same place; there be after a sort two flocks of men; to wit, the wicked and the good: the good are the flock of God, even as the wicked are the flock of the devil. Wherefore against the wicked, as against his own, he dealeth more at liberty: he disquieteth them, he deludeth and entreateth them ill, as in his own right: and yet can he not deal beyond the prescript measure appointed him by God. But against the flock of Christ, he dare do nothing, more than GOD himself sometime for divers purposes doth give him leave; as we may perceive by Job. 5Otherwhile God suffereth the godly to be grievously afflicted by the devil, to the end his grace should be the more famously extended towards them.
8 But Augustine vpon the 78. psalme, 1doubteth, whether God hath by euill angels doon miracles, whereby men haue immediatelie receiued some benefit: and he saith, that he hath not read it in the holie scriptures. No more trulie haue I: vnlesse we might saie, that it profited Paule, to be tormented by the angel of sathan: