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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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1Plato thinketh, that this pleasure of the senses riseth of the infirmity of nature: for the same if it be spent, beginneth to desire those things wherewith it judgeth that it may be restored and renewed; & while we satisfy the want of nature, the senses are tickled and tempered with pleasantness. And contrariwise, while nature cannot obtain those things that it hath need of, both it languisheth, and thorough want is marvellously grieved. Whereupon the same author in Phileto said, that pleasures are the avoiding of sorrows, and thereof concludeth, that the pleasures of them that be sick are greater and more vehement than of them that be in good health: for when they be greatly tormented with griefs, they do exceedingly burn with the desire of medicines, I mean with the desire of all pleasures; therefore when they obtain them, they are delighted above measure. As we may perceive in them which are sick of most sharp fevers, and be in a manner consumed with intolerable thirst, to whom when the physician giveth leave to satisfy themselves with cold, or some other kind of drink; it cannot be said what exceeding pleasure they take. 2Hereunto in that place he addeth, that these grosser sort of pleasures, which belong unto the senses, are not single but mixed; for they have always some sorrow joined with them: for (as we have said) the neediness of nature breedeth griefs. Neither are the pleasures of this kind brought forth any longer, when the natural want is satisfied: for meat liketh not them that be satisfied and have their fill; neither is drink welcome to them which have drunk abundantly. But and if it happen to be otherwise, 3as otherwhile we see it doth to them which be drunkards & gluttons, there is another cause of the pleasure than natural want; namely an ill disposition, or else some other thing, which is not now fit time to declare, seeing we treat of natural pleasures.
1Plato thinketh, that this pleasure of the senses riseth of the infirmitie of nature: for the same if it be spent, beginneth to desire those things wherewith it iudgeth that it may be restored and renewed; & while we satisfie the want of nature, the senses are tickled and tempered with pleasantnes. And contrariwise, while nature cannot obteine those things that it hath néed of, both it languisheth, and thorough want is maruelouslie gréeued. Wherevpon the same authour in Phileto said, that pleasures are the auoiding of sorrowes, and thereof concludeth, that the pleasures of them that be sicke are greater and more vehement than of them that be in good health: for when they be greatlie tormented with gréefs, they doo excéedingly burne with the desire of medicins, I meane with the desire of all pleasures; therefore when they obteine them, they are delighted aboue measure. As we may perceiue in them which are sicke of most sharpe feuers, and be in a maner consumed with intollerable thirst, to whom when the physician giueth leaue to satisfie themselues with cold, or some other kind of drinke; it cannot be said what excéeding pleasure they take.