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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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1Mercurius Trismegistus (as Augustine saith in his eight book De civitate Dei, the 23. chapter) denieth that there be indeed any spirits at all. For he saith, that God made gods & Intelligences separated from all matter; by which the spheres of the world are moved: further, that men also did make to themselves gods. Asclepius answereth; I think thou speakest of images. Indeed so I do (saith Mercurius) but I mean such images as be so applied to certain aspects of the stars, that they can speak, and heal men, and afflict with sickness, and work miracles; and which be endued with mind, sense, and spirit. 2Alexander Aphrodysaeus saith, that there is a certain divine power spread through the whole world, which can work all things; but that it is requisite the same should be wisely drawn to particular effects. 3For even as we see it cometh to pass in the sun, that although the heat thereof be the general life of all things; yet out of it being diversly applied, there are brought forth divers and sundry things; (for out of the vine it bringeth forth grapes, and out of the tree, apples:) so if that power, which is so spread universally, be fitly drawn by wise men through herbs and stones, there do follow marvellous effects. And thus much hitherto, as touching those, which utterly deny, that there is any certain nature of Daemons or spirits.
1Mercurius Trismegistus (as Augustine saith in his eight booke De ciuitate Dei, the 23. chapter) denieth that there be indéed anie spirits at all. For he saith, that God made gods & Intelligences separated from all matter; by which the spheres of the world are mooued: further, that men also did make to themselues gods. Asclepius answereth; I thinke thou speakest of images. Indéed so I doo (saith Mercurius) but I meane such images as be so applied to certeine aspects of the stars, that they can speake, and heale men, and afflict with sicknes, and worke miracles; and which be indued with mind, sense, and spirit. 2Alexander Aphrodysaeus saith, that there is a certeine diuine power spred through the whole world, which can worke all things; but that it is requisite the same should be wiselie drawne to particular effects.