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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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9 There was a custom in the region of Taurus, to kill such as were strangers and guests. Among the Persians, the custom was never to deliberate upon grave and weighty matters in council, but in feasts and drunkenness. The Sauromates had a custom among their cups, that while they were drinking, they sold their daughters. These prescribe not, seeing it appeareth manifestly, that they are naught and vicious: but that custom prescribeth, which is neither against the word of God, nor the law of nature, nor yet the common law. For the right of custom cometh of the approbation, and still consent of the people. For otherwise, why are we bound unto laws, but because they were made, the people consenting and allowing of them? And this is only the difference between custom and law, 1that there is a secret consent in the one, and an open consent in the other: wherefore such customs cannot be revoked without danger. Aristotle in his Politics admonished, 2that Men which have learned to do things with the left hand, should not be constrained to use the right; so that in things indifferent, and of no great importance, custom must be retained still.
9 There was a custome in the region of Taurus, to kill such as were strangers and ghests. Among the Persians, the custome was neuer to deliberate vpon graue and weightie matters in counsell, but in feasts and dronkennes. The Sauromates had a custome among their cups, that while they were drinking, they sold their daughters. These prescribe not, séeing it appeareth manifestlie, that they are naught and vicious: but that custome prescribeth, which is neither against the word of God, nor the lawe of nature, nor yet the common lawe. For the right of custome commeth of the approbation, and still consent of the people. For otherwise, why are wée bound vnto lawes, but because they were made, the people consenting and allowing of them? And this is onlie the difference betwéene custome and lawe, 1that there is a secret consent in the one, and an open consent in the other: wherefore such customs cannot be reuoked without danger. Aristotle in his Politiks admonished, 2that Men which haue learned to doo things with the left hand, should not be constreined to vse the right; so that in things indifferent, and of no great importance, custom must be reteined still.