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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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1Truth indeed it is, that there were certain exorcisms or adjurations in the church, whereof Irenaeus, Tertullian, Augustine, and Eusebius make mention: 2but these were special gifts for that age, & dured but for a time: now they be taken away. But thou wilt say; The Hebrews had conjurers, & Solomon wrote exorcisms. 3I know that Josephus in his eight book of antiquities writeth, that Solomon did so, to drive away ill spirits, and to maintain the health of man. He describeth also the means whereby those things might be done; namely, that under the broad part of a ring, there was a little root, and that the same being applied to the nostrils of a man possessed, the ill spirit was forthwith expelled. But herewith he writeth, that Solomon used also certain prayers and holy names; and that one Eleazar being a man skilful in these things, made demonstration of his cunning before Vespasian, and his sons Titus and Domitian; and at the commandment of Vespasian wrought so, that a spirit at his coming forth of a man, overthrew a basin full of water, which was there set for the purpose: and he saith, that he saw all these things. In very deed I dare not deny the history, but yet I think good to answer one of these two ways: either that God would for a time bestow such a benefit upon the Israelites, (which notwithstanding we have not read) or else that Solomon did these things when he was now departed from the true God, and had begun to worship the gods of the Gentiles. That such exorcists indeed were until the apostles time, it appeareth by that history of the children of S•eva, 4which is written in the Acts.
1Truth indéed it is, that there were certeine exorcismes or adiurations in the church, wherof Irenaeus, Tertullian, Augustine, and Eusebius make mention: 2but these were speciall gifts for that age, & dured but for a time: now they be taken awaie. But thou wilt saie; The Hebrues had coniurers, & Salomon wrote exorcismes.