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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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Also he can beguile the senses after another sort; which that we may understand, we must know that of those things, which by sense are conceived, 1there arise certain images, and do come unto the senses, afterward are received unto the common sense; then after that, unto the fantasy; last of all unto the memory; and there are preserved: and that they be imprinted and graven in every of these parts, as it were in wax. Wherefore when these images are called back from the memory unto the fantasy, or unto the senses; they bear back with them the very same seals, and do so strongly strike & move affection, that those things seem even now to be sensible perceived, and to be present. For so great may the power of the fantasy be, (as Aristotle teacheth in his book De somno & vigilia) that those things which be far off, a man may think that he doth most certainly see and touch them. 2These things do sometime happen unto men that be awake; as for example, unto men possessed, and unto the frantic; and sometimes also unto men that be asleep. Wherefore that which is done by natural means, the same also may be done by the devil. For he can call back the images of things from the memory unto the fantasy, 3or unto the sense, and so deceive the eyes of men.
Also he can beguile the senses after another sort; which that we may vnderstand, we must know that of those things, which by sense are conceiued, 1there arise certeine images, and doo come vnto the senses, afterward are receiued vnto the common sense; then after that, vnto the phantasie; last of all vnto the memorie; and there are preserued: and that they be imprinted and grauen in euerie of these parts, as it were in waxe. Wherefore when these images are called backe from the memorie vnto the phantasie, or vnto the senses; they beare backe with them the verie same seales, and doo so stronglie strike & mooue affection, that those things séeme euen now to be sensible perceiued, and to be present. For so great may the power of the phantasie be, (as Aristotle teacheth in his booke De somno & vigilia) that those things which be far off, a man may thinke that he dooth most certeinlie sée and touch them.