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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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2 Wherefore let us see, 1whether it were the soul of Samuel, or the devil. For the interpreters seem to write diversly of that matter. Some say that it could not be his soul, because they think that the souls of men remain not after death. But these be wicked, mad, and doting opinions. For out of all doubt, 2the souls of the godly are extant, and do live before God. For so God himself saith; I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isa•, and the God of Jacob. And Christ addeth thereunto, He is not the GOD of the dead, but of the living. 3And Christ said to the thief; To day thou shalt be with me in paradise. Certainly, To day, 4had ⟨p. 73⟩been a very long time, if he had commanded him to wait till the general resurrection. But A thousand years (say they) with the Lord are but as one day. 5I grant; howbeit that adverb Hodie (To day) is not always to be understood after that sort. Yea, and Augustine in his epistle to Dardanus, understanding that adverb properly, saith; that The body of Christ was that day in the sepulchre, and his soul in hell; and that therefore of necessity the thief was present with the Godhead of Christ in paradise. For he granteth not, that either the soul or the body of the Lord could be in sundry places at one time. And Paul saith to the Philippians; I desire to be loosed from hence: he saith not, 6And to sleep, and to be extinguished; but To be with Christ. And it had been better to have continued living, than to have departed into sleep; for here we acknowledge and praise the Lord.
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