A14350:1062
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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1Neither be the opinions of our adversaries much dissenting from the Pelagians: for they taught, that nature being holpen by the grace of creation, and doctrine of the law, may live uprightly. And these men say, that nature being holpen by grace preventing and knocking, is able to do good works, which may please God. The catholic church resisted the Pelagians, neither did it contend about the grace of creation, or of the law, neither about the grace preventing: but it taught, that without the grace of Christ, wherewith we be justified, none is able to work aright. 2And by the judgement of Augustine, who vehemently contended against these men, there is no difference between doing rightly without grace, and doing rightly without the faith of Christ. He, upon the 31. psalm, to show that there is no good work without faith, writeth thus; A good intent maketh the work good, but faith guideth that intent: wherefore consider not what a man doth, but what he hath respect unto while he is doing.
1Neither be the opinions of our aduersaries much dissenting from the Pelagians: for they taught, that nature being holpen by the grace of creation, and doctrine of the lawe, may liue vprightlie. And these men saie, that nature being holpen by grace preuenting and knocking, is able to doo good works, which may please God. The catholike church resisted the Pelagians, neither did it contend about the grace of creation, or of the lawe, neither about the grace preuenting: but it taught, that without the grace of Christ, wherewith we be iustified, none is able to worke aright. 2And by the iudgement of Augustine, who vehementlie contended against these men, there is no difference betwéene dooing rightlie without grace, and dooing rightlie without the faith of Christ. He, vpon the 31. psalme, to shew that there is no good worke without faith, writeth thus; A good intent maketh the worke good, but faith guideth that intent: wherefore consider not what a man dooth, but what he hath respect vnto while he is dooing.
- 1A comparison of our adversaries with the Pelagians.