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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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33 Besides this, 1there is a doubt as touching procreation and parents. For some think that they were not begotten of men, but that angels or spirits were their parents: and this they say, is specially confirmed by that which is written in the book of Genesis; 2The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took them to wives, and of them were borne most mighty men or giants. Of this fall of angels, because they were conversant with women, many of the ancient fathers are of one mind: and among the rest Lactantius in the second book the 15. chapter. 3For (as we read there) he thought, that God feared least that satan, to whom he had granted dominion of the world, would utterly have destroyed mankind: and therefore he gave unto mankind angels for tutors, by whose industry and care they might be defended. But they being as well provoked by ⟨p. 129⟩the craft of satan, as allured by the beauty of fair women, committed uncleanness with them; wherefore he saith, that both they were cast from their dignity, and were made soldiers of the devil. This indeed did Lactantius think; yet he said not, that through those meetings of the angels with women, were borne giants; but earthly Daemons or spirits, which walk about the earth to our great harm. 4Eusebius Caesariensis, in his fift book De praeparatione evangelica, is in a manner of the same opinion. For he saith also, that the angels which fell, begat of women (whom they lewdly loved) those Daemons or spirits, which afterward in sundry wise brought great troubles to the world. And to the very same sort he referreth all those, which the poets and historiographers taught to be gods: & whose battles, contentions, lusts, sundry and great tumults, they have mentioned either in verse or in prose.
33 Besides this, 1there is a doubt as touching procreation and parents. For some thinke that they were not begotten of men, but that angels or spirits were their parents: and this they saie, is speciallie confirmed by that which is written in the booke of Genesis;