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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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Further, he saw that it would come to pass, that the wavering and inconstant multitude would not be led by a bare and slender fame of his miracles, to believe the true & sincere faith; but would rather decree unto him worldly honours & advancement, which he himself sought not for. 1And this is verified in the sixth of John, where it is written, that The people, because they had received of him the loaves, would have made him a king. Lastly, he would not stir up against himself the rage and envy of the high priests, of the scribes and pharisees, more than the state of the time would suffer. Wherefore in the ninth of Luke, 2when in the transfiguration, he had showed to his apostles a demonstration of his glory, he commanded them not at that time to publish abroad that which they had seen. Even he also (when by asking what men thought concerning him, he had wrong from Peter the true confession, wherein he affirmed him to be the son of God) charged that they should not tell any other, 3that Jesus was Messiah. For they were not then so well established, as if they should have spread abroad such things, they had been able by apt testimonies to confirm the same in disputing: and so he thought meet, that they should tarry, till they were more fully instructed. He would not that the truth should be wholly put to silence, but yet he chose a fit time for opening of the same. Wherefore it is not thereby rightly gathered, that miracles are of no force to confirm faith, because Christ sometime forbade, that they should be published: seeing that commandment of the Lord had respect only to the choosing of better occasions, and not unto perpetual silence.
Further, he sawe that it would come to passe, that the wauering and inconstant multitude would not be led by a bare and slender fame of his miracles, to beléeue the true & sincere faith; but would rather decrée vnto him worldlie honours & aduancement, which he himselfe sought not for. 1And this is verified in the sixt of Iohn, where it is written, that The people, bicause they had receiued of him the loaues, would haue made him a king. Lastlie, he would not stir vp against himselfe the rage and enuie of the high préests, of the scribes and pharisies, more than the state of the time would suffer. Wherefore in the ninth of Luke,