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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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18 But you will demand, 1whether they see the thoughts and cogitations of men? Here they that answer, are wont to make a double distinction. If we understand the mind to be, as it showeth it self by signs, and by some moving & gesture of the body; so devils can see the minds of men. For they which be in an anger, are hot; they which are afraid, are cold and pale. And Augustine saith, that All the cogitations of the mind have some impressions in the body: by them the devil can make his conjecture, what we cast in our mind. Now our eyes are not so sharp sighted that they can see these things: yet the same Augustine in his book of retractations, doth after a sort moderate this sentence; and denieth that any impressions arise in the body by quiet cogitations. But if we understand the very mind, as it is of it self, the devil cannot reach so far, as that he can understand what we desire or think. But you will say; Seeing mans understanding dependeth of phantasies and forms, cannot the devil perceive them? Yes verily; but whether our understanding be occupied in them, that he cannot see, much less can he see what the will doth determine of them. For the will doth not follow those forms & figures, but it followeth the understanding. Now if we will ask counsel of the holy scriptures, they answer most plainly, that the devil cannot know mans cogitations. For they call God, The knower of harts; and say, that He alone is the searcher of the harts & reins. 2And they add that None knoweth the secrets of man, 3but the spirit of man that is within him; and that The spirit searcheth out even the deep mysteries of God. Seeing only God and man can see mans hart, the devil must needs be excluded.
18 But you will demand, 1whether they sée the thoughts and cogitations of men? Here they that answere, are woont to make a double distinction. If we vnderstand the mind to be, as it sheweth it selfe by signes, and by some moouing & gesture of the bodie; so diuels can sée the minds of men. For they which be in an anger, are hot; they which are afraid, are cold and pale. And Augustine saith, that All the cogitations of the mind haue some impressions in the bodie: by them the diuell can make his cōiecture, what we cast in our mind. Now our eies are not so sharp sighted that they can sée these things: yet the same Augustine in his booke of retractations, dooth after a sort moderate this sentence; and denieth that anie impressions arise in the bodie by quiet cogitations. But if we vnderstand the verie mind, as it is of it selfe, the diuel cannot reach so far, as that he can vnderstand what we desire or thinke. But you will saie; Séeing mans vnderstanding dependeth of phantasies and forms, cannot the diuell perceiue them? Yes verelie; but whether our vnderstanding be occupied in them, that he cannot sée, much lesse can he sée what the will dooth determine of them. For the will dooth not followe those forms & figures, but it followeth the vnderstanding. Now if we will aske counsell of the holie scriptures, they answere most plainelie, that the diuell cannot knowe mans cogitations. For they call God, The knower of harts; and saie, that He alone is the searcher of the harts & reines.