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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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Also in his little book De cura pro mortuis agenda, he hath many excellent things; but in the end he concludeth, 1that it seemeth unto him, the souls of those which are departed, be ignorant what is done in this life. For whereas they oftentimes appear, and present themselves to living men, sometimes waking, and sometimes sleeping: 2that may be done by angels, either good or bad. And he saith that we our selves do oftentimes present our selves to our friends in our sleep, when as we our selves think nothing thereof. 3And that he himself being at Milan, expounded a hard place of Cicero to his scholar Eulogius being asleep in Africa. And upon the Acts of the apostles, he saith, that Saul being come near unto Damascus, 4God foreshowed unto Ananias, that Saul in a dream had seen him put his hands upon him, and cure his eyes; 5and yet Ananias himself did not perceive the same. In like manner he saith, that at Milan, when a certain citizen was dead, there came a creditor, to whom he had sometime been indebted, and demanded his money: and when the son knew the creditor to be satisfied by his father while he lived, but yet having no quittance or discharge to show, his father afterward showed him in his sleep, in what place the acquittance was laid. This thing Augustine thinketh, not to be done by his father being dead, but by some angel. For if so be that the dead might be present in our affairs, they would not (saith he) forsake us in this sort; especially (saith he) my mother Monica, who in her life time could never be without me, would not now being dead thus leave me. Wherefore he concludeth at the length, that they know nothing of our doings, more than it shall please God himself to reveal unto them; or else that angels or souls departing hence shall show unto them: which notwithstanding (saith he) show not unto them all things, but only such things as God shall permit them.
Also in his little booke De cura pro mortuis agenda, he hath manie excellent things; but in the end he concludeth,