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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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even so the air, wherewith spirits do cloth themselves, is thickened, so that it becometh a visible body; but if it may seem, that the air alone is not sufficient, they can also mingle some vapour or water withal, whereof colours may be had. For this we see to be done in the rainbow, as saith Virgil; The rainbow down did come with silver wings of dropping showers, Whose face a thousand sundry hews against the sun devours.
euen so the aire, wherwith spirits doo cloth themselues, is thickned, so that it becommeth a visible bodie; but if it may séeme, that the aire alone is not sufficient, they can also mingle some vapour or water withall, whereof colours may be had. For this we sée to be done in the rainbowe, as saith Virgil; The rainebowe downe did come with siluer wings of dropping showers, Whose face a thousand sundrie hewes against the sunne deuoures.
27 There is no need at all to attribute unto devils and angels those vital parts; namely, the lungs, hart, and liver: for they do not therefore put on bodies, to the end they may quicken them, but only that they may be seen, and therefore they use them as instruments. 1But thou wilt say that they do eat, and that Christ, when he was risen from death, did eat with his disciples. Augustine in his 94 epistle Ad Deo gratias, quaest. 1. saith, that In Christ that eating was of no necessity, but of power, and he useth this similitude. For in one sort (saith he) doth the earth suck up waters, and in another sort the sun-beams; 2the earth of necessity, but the sun by a certain strength and power: even so (saith he) the bodies raised up from death, if they could not take meat, they should not be perfectly happy. Again also, if they should have need of it, they should be unperfect: wherefore in that Christ did eat, it was not of necessity, but of power; and he did eat with his disciples, least they should have thought that their eyes were deceived: and so we say, that the angels also and spirits do eat.