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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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8 Now I think it fit to speak somewhat of custom, yet briefly, because the same hath some affinity with prescription. And because our adversaries make much ado about that, and would utterly oppress us with customs, the same ought to be agreeable unto reason, and be lawfully prescribed, as we have it in the Extravagants De consuet. the last chapter. The civill laws assign unto custom the space of ten or twenty years, and the canons thirty or forty years: but most firm is that custom, 1whose beginning is time out of mind. And it ought to be taken for a sure rule, that whatsoever is repugnant to the word of God, doth by no means prescribe. And therefore, whereas the Papists do plead, that the Communion hath bin given to the laity under one kind, by the space of four hundred or five hundred years, seeing that is manifestly against the word of God, they cannot prove that it is prescribed by custom: for such a thing is not as (I may say) prescriptible. For the very which cause, they cannot allege a custom prescribed, as touching the sole life of ministers. For even at the first it was enforced by violence, and it is against the word of God. 2And yet Hostiensis saith, that The power of custom is so great, as it constraineth priests to sole life: In the distinct. 23. in the chapter Placuit. Howbeit, as the civill laws decree, 3That custom which contendeth either with nature or public right, is a naughty custom. But that which I have affirmed, hath foundation in the word of God. For when Christ said to the Pharisees; Ye hypocrites, why do ye break the commandments of God for your traditions sake? for God saith, Honour thy father and thy mother: but ye say; Whoso shall say to his father or mother; By the gift that is offered by me, &c. They might have prescribed unto him custom, but that was not lawful in a thing quite contrary to the word of God.
8 Now I thinke it fit to speake somwhat of custome, yet bréeflie, bicause the same hath some affinitie with prescription. And bicause our aduersaries make much adoo about that, and would vtterlie oppresse vs with customs, the same ought to be agréeable vnto reason, and be lawfullie prescribed, as we haue it in the Extrauagants De consuet. the last chapter. The ciuill lawes assigne vnto custome the space of ten or twentie yeares, and the canons thirtie or fortie yeares: but most firme is that custome,