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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 in my judgement, these things have no good ground: because the things done by the sorcerers, were done by the power of the devil, which unto him is natural. For thereby he is able to apply the seeds of things, and the working causes to the matter prepared; and, as touching the •ight of men, to work marvellous things. 1But those things, wherewith God afflicted the Egyptians, were done by his own most mighty power, through the instrument of the devil: wherefore it is no marvel, if the sorcerers failed, and perceived the most excellent power of the finger of God. But the book of Wisdom, the 18. chapter, seemeth wholly to ascribe these plagues unto God, 2where he saith; While all things were in quiet silence, & the night was in the midst of her course, &c. And in the 17. chapter it is written, that the Egyptians, being among those plagues, 3especially when they were oppressed with darkness, were so disquieted with horrible vexations of mind, and very terrible sights, as if most ugly and discomfortable ghosts had been continually conversant before their eyes, and about their fantasy; which undoubtedly might be done by the sending of evil angels, as the psalm doth mention. Also their hart was hardened, and their mind was obstinately bent every day more and more against the Israelites: and that seemeth to have pertained to the sending down of evil angels. Wherefore these two places might be easily made to agree, by ascribing the plagues, 4which are spoken of in Exodus, to good angels; and the terrible sights and hardening of the hart, to the sending of the evil angels upon them; whereof the psalm now alleged maketh mention.
But in my iudgement, these things haue no good ground: bicause the things doone by the sorcerers, were doone by the power of the diuell, which vnto him is naturall. For thereby he is able to applie the séeds of things, and the working causes to the matter prepared; and, as touching the •ight of men, to worke maruellous things. 1