A14350:1061
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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Our adversaries rather come near unto the Manichees, which affirm, 1that Our corrupt affects, as they are now, were so created by God: for so they affirm, that he created them evil. But we, forsomuch as we perceive that these troublesome affections be not void of sin, deny that they were so created by God; but that through our own default they are become unbridled, and be repugnant to the word of God. Certain it is, that man at the beginning was made unto the image of God; and there is nothing more beseeming unto it, than ⟨p. 259⟩liberty. But seeing that image was in a manner blotted out in us, so as there was need to have the same restored by Christ; what marvel is it, if our liberty be also for the most part taken away from it? When they reason that man is free, 2they do even as if they should say, that man is a two-footed creature, and therefore he is able to go upright. But if they would so conclude of a lame man, it should easily appear how much they be deceived: for the properties of man, which would be agreeable unto his nature, being perfect, when they be applied unto the same nature being corrupt, do not agree.
Our aduersaries rather come néere vnto the Manicheis, which affirme, 1that Our corrupt affects, as they are now, were so created by God: for so they affirme, that he created them euill. But we, forsomuch as we perceiue that these troublesome affections be not void of sinne, denie that they were so created by God; but that through our owne default they are become vnbridled, and be repugnant to the word of God. Certeine it is, that man at the beginning was made vnto the image of God; and there is nothing more beséeming vnto it, than ⟨p. 259⟩libertie. But séeing that image was in a maner blotted out in vs, so as there was néed to haue the same restored by Christ; what maruell is it, if our libertie be also for the most part taken awaie from it? When they reason that man is frée, 2