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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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146 Now we must see, by which one man it is, that Paul saith, sin had such an entrance into the world. The same undoubtedly was the first Adam, who was as a certain common lump or mass, wherein was contained all mankind: which lump being corrupted, we cannot be brought forth into the world, but corrupted and defiled. 2And although Eve transgressed before the man, yet is the original of sinning ascribed unto Adam; because the succession is accounted in men, and not in women. Howbeit Ambrose; by One man, understood it to be Eve. But seeing that word One [in that place] is the masculine gender, the signification thereof cannot but hardly, and with much wrestling be applied to the woman. Others do think, that under the common name of man, both of them, as well Adam as Eve, are understood: so that this speech may not differ much from that, which is in the first chapter of the book of Genesis; Male and female created he them. 3Neither do they much regard this adjective, 4One, because the scriptures testify, that Adam and Eve were all one flesh. The first interpretation is the more sincere and easy; therefore I willingly follow the same. But we must remember, what Paul writeth unto Timothy, 5that although both those two first parents sinned, yet there was not one manner of transgression in them both: 6for he saith that Adam was not deceived. Which is gathered by that, which they answered God, when he reproved them: for the woman being asked wherefore she did it, she accused the serpent; 7The Serpent (saith she) deceived me. But Adam, when he was demanded the same question, said not, that he was deceived: but he said, The woman, 8whom thou hast given me, delivered me an apple, and I did eat. These things must not so be understood, as though we affirmed, that no error did happen unto man, when he transgressed: