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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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These words have great force: for unless Christ had been very man, a virgin could not have conceived him, neither have brought him forth, nor yet have called him her son. This doth Tertullian considerately note; 1If he had been a stranger (saith he) a virgin could not either have conceived him, or borne him. Also the Angel saluted Mary on this manner; Fear not (saith he) for thou shalt conceive a son, 2&c. And Elizabeth said; How happeneth this to me, that the mother of my Lord cometh unto me? If she had had Christ only as a ghost, she might not be called his mother. 3Also the said woman said; Blessed be the fruit of thy womb. But how could it have been called the fruit of her womb, if he had brought a body with him from heaven? And in Isaiah it is written; 4A rod shall come forth of the stock of less, & a blossom shall flourish out of her root. Jesse was the stock, Mary was the root, and Christ was the blossom which took his body of her. Matthew also thus beginneth his gospel; 5The book of the ⟨p. 118⟩generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. If Christ brought a body from heaven, how was he the son of Abraham, or of David? Moreover, the promise made to Abraham concerning Christ is on this wise; 6In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Paul entreating of these words in the epistle to the Galatians; He said not (saith he) in seeds, 7as though in many; but in thy seed, which is Christ. And in the epistle to the Romans, 8we read; Of whom Christ came according to the flesh. All these sayings prove most evidently, that Christ was very man; and that in him was one substance of God and man.