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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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125 Lastly, they also put bodies on themselves. Neither is it to be doubted, but that the devil being a spirit, can pierce through the soundest and massiest bodies. 2By this means he doth oftentimes convey himself into images; he spake in the serpent, he loosed the tongue of the ass. He also taketh upon him even the bodies of men, either living or dead; he vexeth and tormenteth them, 3and hindereth their natural works. He observeth oftentimes the course of the moon, to the intent (as Jerome saith) that he may slander that planet, or rather to watch for the abounding of humours, whereby he may the more grievously disquiet the body. Sometimes he putteth on an airy body; but that he doth not form or quicken, as the soul doth our body: neither doth he make it to pass into one substance with himself, as did the word of GOD with an humane body: for devils can put off those bodies when they will, for they be in them (as the Schoolmen speak) definitely; 4that is, they be in them, so that they be not any where else. God in very deed in the old testament, presented himself sometime to be seen in some form; but he was not definitely in the same: for he was so present there, as he notwithstanding in the mean time was every-where else. But the devil (as saith Augustine) fitteth unto himself some body as it were a garment. And Chrysostom writing of the patience of Job, saith, that He which brought tidings of the fall of the house, 5and destruction of his family and cattle, was not a man, but a spirit. For if thou wert a man (saith he) how diddest thou know that the wind came from the wilderness? Or if thou wert there, how happeneth it, that thou wert not destroyed with the rest?
125 Lastlie, they also put bodies on themselues. Neither is it to be doubted, but that the diuell being a spirit, can perse through the soundest and massiest bodies. 2