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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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11 Cyrillus thus argueth unto this matter: 1John saith; It is the Spirit which beareth record▪ and the Spirit is verity, because there be three which bear record upon the earth; The Father, the Word, and the Spirit, and these three be one: but and if ye receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. In this place thou seest (saith he) that the testimony of the holy Ghost, is called the testimony of God; whereby it is proved, that the holy Ghost is God. 2And that those three (I mean the spirit, blood, and water) do represent the three persons, it is showed by three reasons. §1The first is taken from the Analogy or conveniency of the signs: which Augustine recited. §2Secondly thou perceivest, that those three are said to be one; which is not meet for them, unless thou shalt respect those things which be represented: for otherwise, spirit, blood, and water do vary in nature or kind one from another. §3Thirdly, those three nouns in the Greek [Greek or Hebrew], that is water, spirit, and blood be of the neuter gender: unto which afterward is put the masculine article, in the plural number; namely, [Greek or Hebrew], that is, These three be unto one, or be one. But the masculine article, as touching signs, which be of the neuter gender, might take no place, unless it should be applied unto those which are signified; that is, unto the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost. Neither let it trouble us, that it is read some-where; These three be unto one, as though it should make for the Arians, which said, that these three persons be unto one, because they consented together in one testimony; as though the speech concerneth not one manner of nature, but one manner of will. 3And the phrase cometh near unto the Hebrew: so as To be unto one, and To be one, is the self-same thing. As when we read in the psalm; I will be unto him a Father, and he shall be unto me a Son: it is as if it were said; I will be his Father, and he shall be my Sonne. And in another place; ⟨p. 106⟩