A14350:582
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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132 Now, seeing that in the holy scriptures, there is mention made oftentimes of giants, 2it shall not be unprofitable if we speak somewhat of them. First we must understand, 3that they be called by divers names in the scriptures, as Rephaim, Nephilim, Emim, and Hanakim. The Hebrew verb Hanak, is to environ or compass about, and from thence is derived the noun Hanak: and in the plural number it is both the masculine and feminine gender, and signifieth a chain; and it is transferred unto notable & famous men: as if thou shouldest say Knight and chainmen. But they were called Emim, by reason of a terror which they brought upon others with their look. They were called Zamzumim, of wickedness; for they having confidence in their own power and strength, contemned both laws, justice, and honesty; and they always wrought wickedness. For doubtless the hebrew word Zimma, signifieth wickedness, or mischief. Also they were named Rephaim, because men meeting with them, became in a manner astonished: for that word otherwhile signifieth dead men. Finally they be called Nephilim, as one may say oppressors, of the verb Naphal, which is To fall or to rush upon; because they did violently run upon all men. Some thought that they were sometime called Gibborim; but because we use to refer that word unto power, and Gibborim are properly called strong men; therefore I would not put it among these. Further, 4if thou wilt demand when giants began to be (to follow the opinion of Augustine in the 16. book De civitate Dei, the 23. chapter) we may say that they were before the flood. Wherein we believe him, because he proveth it by the testimony of the holy scriptures: for we have it in the sixth of Genesis, 5that in those days there were giants upon the earth, whose stock although it were preserved after the flood, yet he thinketh that it was not in any great number.
132 Now, séeing that in the holie scriptures, there is mention made oftentimes of giants,