A14350:1088
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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Shall we their sa•e, that an infidel hath done a good work, and wrought uprightly▪ If we grant not this, then we confess that he sinned. But if we do grant it, then we confess the fruit to be good; whereas the infidel without Christ, is an evil tr•e. By this means we shall grant, that an evil tree doth bring forth good fruit: which thing nevertheless Christ doth expressedlie deny. Our adversaries therefore are driven to such a pass, that now they do not fight against us only, but even against Christ himself also: unless peradventure they will say, that a man being faithless, an infidel, and a stranger from GOD, is a good tree. But if they affirm this, how do they deny, that he pleaseth God; seeing that which is good, cannot be but acceptable unto our good God? But he which pleaseth God, must out of all doubt have faith: for unto the Hebrews it is written; Without faith it is unpossible to please God. 1But these men, by this their heresy, will obtrude unto us, that which the same epistle denieth can be done. But a man (say they) in that he is a man, is no evil tree. But Augustine saith; 2If we consider the natures only, then shall there be no where any evil tree: for both angel and man were created by God, and received good natures. But these natures must not be measured by us, according to that which they were made by God; but according to the state which came unto them afterward. A man endued with a good will, shall be called a good tree: but an evil tree shall be the man, which is endued with an evil will. And we say, that after the fall of Adam, and the first ruin of our kind, men be such, as they are not moved with a good will; but with an evil.
Shall we their sa•e, that an infidell hath done a good worke, and wrought vprightlie▪ If we grant not this, then we confesse that he sinned. But if we doo grant it, then we confesse the fruit to be good; whereas the infidell without Christ, is an euill tr•e. By this meanes we shall grant, that an euill trée dooth bring foorth good fruit: which thing neuertheles Christ dooth expressedlie denie. Our aduersaries therefore are driuen to such a passe, that now they doo not fight against vs onelie, but euen against Christ himselfe also: vnlesse peraduenture they will saie, that a man being faithlesse, an infidell, and a stranger from GOD, is a good trée. But if they affirme this, how doo they denie, that he pleaseth God; séeing that which is good, cannot be but acceptable vnto our good God? But he which pleaseth God, must out of all doubt haue faith: for vnto the Hebrues it is written; Without faith it is vnpossible to please God.