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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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122 When thou hearest that God did shape man, 2think not only upon these outward parts or lineaments, but consider the inward parts; namely, the uppermost skin, the veins and sinews, the powers and passages, the bones, marrow, and these instruments of our life, which lie hidden within. But I consider three principal things in the creation of man. First, consultation; Let us make man. Secondly; God formed him of the dust. Thirdly; that He breathed in his face the breath of life. Thou shalt not read that it was so done in other living creatures. And yet thou mayest find the verb of making or forming in other places attributed unto the heavens, 3and to other things; namely, in the 95. psalm; 4His hands have formed the dry land. In the 45. of Isaiah; It is I that formed the light. 5In the seventh of Amos; He formed grasshoppers. But it is not the last or least dignity of mans body, that the same is of an upright stature. Whereof Ovid; Where stooping unto earth, each beast doth downward bend: A face upright to man he gave, to heaven for to tend. And he formed him out of the earth. Wherefore the name of Adam, was of earth; as if thou shouldest say, sprung of the earth. Albeit some say, that it was of Adom, that is Red; because that earth was red. First therefore is formed the instrument, that is to wit, the body: next was added the mover, that is the soul, which should use the same. He breathed in his face or nostrils. For Appaijm first signifieth the nostrils; then, by the figure Synecdoche, by a part, the whole is taken for the countenance and face. Here it may signify both: first, the nostrils; because those, by drawing of breath, do chiefly show life: secondly, if thou understand it for the face, therein appear excellent tokens of the soul and of the life. Some would the metaphor to be taken from the forming of glasses. 6For by blowing thorough certain instruments they shape cups, bowls, and divers sorts of vessels. Howbeit, consider thou that here there is a metaphor, seeing God neither hath mouth, nor yet doth breath: even as he also hath no hands, by which he might frame mens bodies. But in these things it behooveth that thou understand the mighty power of God, his commandment, and most present strength. As touching the words Neschama, and Nephesch, they both of them sometime signify a blast of wind, or a breath: