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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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10 So all these men do confess, 1that wonderful things are done by spirits. The Peripatetics, by celestial bodies; the Platonists, by bodies proper unto spirits; and our divines by spirits, sometime taking bodies to them, and sometimes without bodies. These three opinions confess that there be magicians. But the first understand by magicians, good and wise ⟨p. 79⟩men, which fitly can apply things that work, unto things that suffer; such as are philosophers and physicians. The Platonists do not always take the name of magicians in evil part; but such as have familiarity with spirits. And christians, and the true professors, understand them only to be magicians, which have made any league with devils, and conspire with them against God. For there be some spirits good, and some bad; for some fell at the beginning, & some remained as they were; which thing Homer seemeth to signify in Ate, and others in Ophionaeus. And it may be, that these things came unto them by tradition from the fathers, although darkened with shadows and fables. 2Wherefore we affirm out of the holy scriptures, that there be spirits: and a few places of the scriptures I will rehearse. For it would be infinite and troublesome to recite all.
10 So all these men doo confesse, 1that woonderfull things are doone by spirits. The Peripateticks, by celestiall bodies; the Platonists, by bodies proper vnto spirits; and our diuines by spirits, sometime taking bodies to them, and sometimes without bodies. These thrée opinions confesse that there be magicians. But the first vnderstand by magicians, good and wise ⟨p. 79⟩men, which fitlie can applie things that worke, vnto things that suffer; such as are philosophers and physicians. The Platonists doo not alwaies take the name of magicians in euill part; but such as haue familiaritie with spirits. And christians, and the true professors, vnderstand them onelie to be magicians, which haue made anie league with diuels, and conspire with them against God. For there be some spirits good, and some bad; for some fell at the beginning, & some remained as they were; which thing Homer séemeth to signifie in Ate, and others in Ophionaeus. And it may be, that these things came vnto them by tradition from the fathers, although darkened with shadowes and fables.