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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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And seeing men which be regenerate, do procreate children; not in respect that they be regenerate, but by nature and flesh; 1thereof it comes to pass, that the children also of believers are borne subject unto original sin. For into them is poured the same defiled and corrupt nature that is in the parents; when as yet on the other side, forgiveness or imputation, which are apprehended by faith, cannot be poured into them. For the explicating of this matter, 2Augustine useth two similitudes. One is of the grains of corn, which although they be sown into the ground, being purged of their small leaves, chaff, straw, & ears; yet they grow up again with all those things: which hereof cometh to pass, because that cleansing cometh not unto those grains by nature, but by the art and industry of men: and forsomuch as the corn springeth not of these principles of art and industry, but of nature; it must needs be, that when they are sprung up, they follow the order of their own nature, and not of humane industry. The other similitude is, of a man circumcised, who nevertheless begetteth a child with his foreskin; which cometh to pass, because circumcision was not in the father by nature, but by violence used outwardly: and seeing that children are not begotten by that outward power, but by the inward strength of nature; it is of necessity, that when they are begotten, they do follow the order of nature: and therefore we bring forth no other children, but such as we our selves are. Seeing then we have in us the infection of original sin, they cannot be without the same: but we cannot impart unto our children, the remission and forgiveness of that sin; for that must be hoped for at the hand of God only.
And séeing men which be regenerate, doo procreate children; not in respect that they be regenerate, but by nature and flesh; 1therof it coms to passe, that the children also of beléeuers are borne subiect vnto originall sinne. For into them is powred the same defiled and corrupt nature that is in the parents; when as yet on the other side, forgiuenes or imputation, which are apprehended by faith, cannot be powred into them. For the explicating of this matter, 2