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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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34 Neither must it be forgotten, that those, 1which think that giants had not men, but angels for their parents, were therefore brought thus to think; because they thought it might not possibly be, that huge giants can be borne of men, which be of an ordinary stature and bigness. Wherefore there were some, which proceeded so far in the matter, as they affirmed, that the first man was a giant; and also Noah and his children. For they believed not, that that kind of men, either before or after the flood (if so be they might be thought to have sprung of men) could be, unless they had such progenitors. But Augustine proveth that opinion to be false, 2and saith; that A little before the destruction which the Goths made, 3there was in Rome a woman of a giants stature, whom to behold, they came by heaps out of diverse parts of the world; which woman nevertheless had parents, that exceeded not the common and usual stature of men. If ⟨p. 130⟩we shall search what the cause is, that nature hath brought forth giants of such huge bodies; we can allege no other, 4but an abundance of natural heat, and a moisture, which abundantly and largely ministereth matter. For the heat, not only extendeth a man to tallness and height, but also spreadeth and enlargeth him to breadth and thickness. Wherefore giants began to be before the flood, and they were also before the resort which the sons of God had with the daughters of men, and were bred after that also. Further, men did beget them, and there was a natural cause, as I have showed. Also for a truth, there were of them borne after the flood. For there is mention made of them in the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Paralipomenon, and in others of the holy books.
34 Neither must it be forgotten, that those, 1which thinke that giants had not men, but angels for their parents, were therefore brought thus to thinke; bicause they thought it might not possiblie be, that huge giants can be borne of men, which be of an ordinarie stature and bignes. Wherefore there were some, which procéeded so farre in the matter, as they affirmed, that the first man was a giant; and also Noah and his children. For they beléeued not, that that kind of men, either before or after the floud (if so be they might be thought to haue sproong of men) could be, vnles they had such progenitours. But Augustine prooueth that opinion to be false,