A14350:721
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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1The Grecians call providence [Greek or Hebrew], or [Greek or Hebrew]. The Hebrews derive it from the verb Hisgiah, in the conjugation Hiphil, which is To see exactly and to discern. 2As touching the definition thereof Cicero saith in his book De inuentione, that it is that, whereby any thing to come is foreseen before it come to pass. Howbeit, this definition, if it be referred unto divine providence, doth not express it: because this doth only show the knowledge of that which is to come, and the power of foreknowing. But in divine providence, is not only comprehended the knowledge of the mind of God, but also his will and election, whereby things are decreed and determined to come to pass, rather by one way than another. Further, there is also a power and ablenes therein, to govern and direct those things which it is said to foresee; for in things, there is not only found the nature & substance of them; but also the order wherewith they be knit one with another. And the one so reacheth to the other, that it helpeth it, or is made perfect by it: & both ways things be well ordained; particularly, as touching themselves, each of them are said to be good; and generally, as touching order, excellent good. And that this order is in all things, we may prove it by the nature of order it self: 3for it is defined by Augustine to be the disposition of things like and unlike, attributing to every one that which belongeth unto it. But no man is ignorant, that the parts of the world are divers, and not alike, if they be compared one with another.
1THe Grecians call prouidence 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. The Hebrues deriue it from the verbe Hisgiah, in the coniugation Hiphil, which is To see exactlie and to discerne. 2As touching the definition thereof Cicero saith in his booke De inuentione, that it is that, whereby anie thing to come is forséene before it come to passe. Howbeit, this definition, if it be referred vnto diuine prouidence, dooth not expresse it: bicause this dooth onlie shew the knowledge of that which is to come, and the power of foreknowing. But in diuine prouidence, is not onelie comprehended the knowledge of the mind of God, but also his will and election, whereby things are decréed and determined to come to passe, rather by one way than another. Further, there is also a power and ablenes therein, to gouerne and direct those things which it is said to foresée; for in things, there is not onlie found the nature & substance of them; but also the order wherewith they be knit one with another. And the one so reacheth to the other, that it helpeth it, or is made perfect by it: & both waies things be well ordeined; particularlie, as touching themselues, each of them are said to be good; and generallie, as touching order, excellent good. And that this order is in all things, we may prooue it by the nature of order it selfe: