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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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As otherwhile it happeneth unto them that be diggers, that they in labouring do find treasure, when as they only intended the trimming of their vines and trees: this I say happeneth by fortune, when as the digger sought for another matter: neither is the digging the proper and true cause of finding out the treasure; for if a man should affirm this, he must of necessity avouch, that all diggers do find treasures. Add moreover, that all the effects of fortune do very seldom come to pass, and that contrariwise than falleth out in the true and proper causes, which very seldom are hindered from bringing forth their effects. Which things being so, it appeareth, and that manifestly, that fortune is repugnant to reason and counsel. 1Wherefore it is not meet to attribute unto it, that it bringeth forth felicity. And so Aristotle concludeth, that seeing felicity is better derived from the causes before mentioned, than from fortune, it is meet that we should determine it so to be; because it ought to be in the best manner that it can.
As otherwhile it hapneth vnto them that be diggers, that they in labouring doo finde treasure, when as they onlie intended the trimming of their vines and trées: this I saie happeneth by fortune, when as the digger sought for another matter: neither is the digging the proper and true cause of finding out the treasure; for if a man should affirme this, he must of necessitie auouch, that all diggers doo finde treasures. Adde moreouer, that all the effects of fortune doo verie seldome come to passe, and that contrariwise than falleth out in the true and proper causes, which verie seldome are hindred from bringing foorth their effects. Which things being so, it appeareth, and that manifestlie, that fortune is repugnant to reason and counsell. 1Wherefore it is not méete to attribute vnto it, that it bringeth foorth felicitie. And so Aristotle concludeth, that séeing felicitie is better deriued from the causes before mentioned, than from fortune, it is méete that wée should determine it so to be; bicause it ought to be in the best maner that it can.
- 1That fortune is not the cause of felicity.That fortune is not the cause of felicitie.