A14350:1074
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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Further, if these men omit the doing of those things, which by the very light of reason they acknowledge to be honest; they wrestle against their own conscience. 1And if so be we will more manifestly see whether doctrine, ours, or our adversaries, doth open the greater window unto vices; let us compare them one with another. They verily, when they teach, that the wicked can do good works, such as may please GOD, and through them can deserve grace (as they speak) of congruity; what thing do they else, than foster and nourish the miserable souls in that their damnable state? For they cause them to like of themselves for works of theirs, I know not what; and to hope it will come to pass (at least-wise in the end of their life) that they shall for those works sake obtain of God to be truly and earnestly converted: but in the mean time, they live securely; neither do they with a just and true repentance turn away from their wicked facts. But we contrariwise, when we admonish them daily to come unto Christ, and to be reconciled by true repentance (for otherwise good works shall profit them nothing at all, when as, although they be goodly to the show, yet they be sins before God;) do we not earnestly set them on, that leaving impiety and corrupt kind of life, they should convert themselves unto the righteousness of God?
Further, if these men omit the dooing of those things, which by the verie light of reason they acknowledge to be honest; they wrestle against their owne conscience. 1And if so be we will more manifestlie sée whether doctrine, ours, or our aduersaries, dooth open the greater windowe vnto vices; let vs compare them one with another. They verelie, when they teach, that the wicked can doo good works, such as may please GOD, and through them can deserue grace (as they speake) of congruitie; what thing doo they else, than foster and nourish the miserable soules in that their damnable state? For they cause them to like of themselues for works of theirs, I knowe not what; and to hope it will come to passe (at least-wise in the end of their life) that they shall for those works sake obteine of God to be truelie and earnestlie conuerted: but in the meane time, they liue securelie; neither doo they with a iust and true repentance turne awaie from their wicked facts. But we contrariewise, when we admonish them dailie to come vnto Christ, and to be reconciled by true repentance (for otherwise good works shall profit them nothing at all, when as, although they be goodlie to the shew, yet they be sinnes before God;) doo we not earnestlie set them on, that leauing impietie and corrupt kind of life, they should conuert themselues vnto the righteousnes of God?