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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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Of Honour, that it is not the chiefest good; but wherein it concurreth with it, and wherein not.
Of Honour, that it is not the cheefest good; but wherein it concurreth with it, and wherein not.
14 Now that we have disputed of pleasures, it followeth that we speak of honours; and for good cause are these joined together, seeing both of them do accompany actions, though after a divers manner. For seeing that action agreeth with nature, and that we mark it, & are made glad with pleasure; even to those actions, when they shall be good, and just, and honest, honour is joined. And that it may be made the plainer, which we treat of; I will speak somewhat of the nature of honour, and of those things which belong unto the same. And first of all we will set forth the definition thereof. 1Aristotle in his first book of Rhetorics, will have it to be a signifying of the opinion, which is had of a mans honesty; and that consisteth of outward signs. To make this definition perfect, I think good to add thereunto the cause of the end, which since I cannot draw from the philosophers, I will borrow of our divinity. We therefore testify by manifest signs, that we judge well of honest men, to the intent that God, the author of all justice and goodness, may be honoured in them: secondly, that the authority and example of them may profit others. Now do we comprehend all the causes of honour. The form is the signification, declaration, 2and testimony of our opinion touching good men. The efficient cause is touched, when we added thereto, the mans honesty: for by it are men stirred up to judge well. But the matter shall be in all those signs, whereby we give a testimony to good and just men. And these things, since they be manifold, are mentioned in the book of Rhetorics now alleged; namely, monuments, images, government, verses, sepulchres, a living of the public treasury, gifts; and we may ad thereto, the uncovering of our head, the giving of place, and rising up to our betters, &c.