A14350:641
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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And heerewithall must heed be taken, that the kind of honour, which is brought, 1be not greater than the dignity of men can sustain; which when it happeneth, must not be abidden: for thereat is God angry, and doth severely take vengeance for his honours usurped by men. Herod was most grievously punished, 2when the people cried unto him with voices not fit for a man, but such as were meet for God. And for the same fault is Domitian, Nero, and many other most insolent Emperors justly condemned, which would not be worshipped as princes, but as God. Those things which belong to God, let them be rendered unto God; and let good men receive humane honours rightly and moderately when they be offered. Also, let there be kept a just and right measure in obtaining of honours. 3There is only one way and mean commended, and that is by well bringing of things to effect, which the Grecians call *[Greek or Hebrew], which things hypocrites do counterfeit, and while by outward signs they endeavour to declare themselves godly and holy, they be had in estimation of the people. But of them Christ said; 5They have received their reward. And there be others, which are carried so far forth, as they buy honours, which vice without doubt is condemned by all just laws, and of the Latins it is called Ambitus, that is, 6Ambition: for it is a most vile thing to crave the peoples voices by great gifts. Hereof in the digests Ad legem Juliam, de ambitu, are many things extant. Those which were convicted, were condemned of infamy, and also in a payment of money. And the punishments of this fault were many times in the commonweal of Rome increased; for the fault did grow on without measure. Yea, and the ecclesiastical Canons did imitate the Roman laws. And because this vice grew mightily in the church, ⟨p. 145⟩and at this day reigneth every-where, many laws were decreed, which are in the first cause, quest. 1. throughout the whole question: and in the fifth book of the decretals, in the title De Simonia, & in another title, that the prelates should not grant their own places, or places of the church,