A14350:420
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
No title page in the transcription: set from the catalogue record.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Neither were these any phantasies, for the angels were handled with the hands: and when Lot made some delay of departing out of Sodom, 1they in a manner drew him out of the city by force. The Jews in the day-time saw a smoke, and in the night-time a flame. So often as they were to take their journey, there entered in a spirit which moved those things. For as the light of the sun doth pierce the water, the ⟨p. 88⟩clouds, and the air: so a spirit pierceth through all things. 2When the law was given upon Sinai, there were seen both lightnings, smokes, vapours, and fires: also, the land was shaken with earthquakes. When Christ ascended into heaven, the angels accompanied him: for they both offered themselves to be seen, and spake also unto the disciples; 3Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up unto heaven? Wherefore it were an impudent part to say, that all these things were only imaginations, and deceivings of the mind. Yea, and the Peripatetics did never so say, that these are only vain images, and feigned shows in mans imagination. They rather invented other reasons; namely, [that they be] humours, secret powers of nature, and celestial bodies. 4Why then (thou wilt allege) doth Paul say to the Thessalonians, that Antichrist shall come in power, in wonders, and signs of lying? For if they be true things, how cometh it to pass then, that they be signs of lying? I answer, that they may be called lies, either of the cause (for the devil being author of them, is a liar:) 5or else of the end, for he shall make them, to the end he may deceive men. And assuredly, the wicked are worthy so to be deceived and mocked. 6For even as Paul saith, Because they received not the love of the truth, God shall send them strong delusions. Even so in the apostles time,