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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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But when Augustine expoundeth the words of the psalm, 1he doubteth whether the plagues of the Egyptians were brought in by a good angel, or by the devil: and at length he showeth, that the plague and destruction of the first borne, ⟨p. 66⟩may be ascribed to the ministry of the devil, and that all the other plagues must be attributed to good angels: whereby as well the saying of the book of Exodus; as of the psalm, may stand as they be. But as touching that plague of the first borne, it is written in Exodus under the name of God; 2In that night I will pass through Egypt, and will smite, &c. By these words, that destruction seems to be attributed either to God, 3or to a good angel, and not unto the devil. Howbeit that doth not much move me: for although it were done by the ministry of the devil, yet the punishment must be ascribed unto God. For Job, when he was bereft of all his goods and children, yet he said; The Lord hath given, and the Lord hath taken away. And that which was executed by the devil, he said was done by God. But some object, that if we shall assign these things unto the devil, then may he seem to have fought against himself. For sorcerers, by the devils help, did withstand Moses, when as they did the same things that he did. But if so be the plagues were sent against the Egyptians by evil angels, and yet the sorcerers withstood the same; then satan seemed to resist satan: neither could the sorcerers have truly said, that their power failed them, and have testified that it was the finger of God which wrought.
But when Augustine expoundeth the words of the psalme, 1he doubteth whether the plagues of the Aegyptians were brought in by a good angel, or by the diuell: and at length he sheweth, that the plague and destruction of the first borne, ⟨p. 66⟩may be ascribed to the ministerie of the diuell, and that all the other plagues must be attributed to good angels: whereby as well the saieng of the booke of Exodus; as of the psalme, may stand as they be. But as touching that plague of the first borne, it is written in Exodus vnder the name of God;