A14350:1127
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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1Through this liberty of theirs, the poets went further, and said, that many things be done, even whether the gods will or no. And Homer brought in Jupiter to be sad, and to lament the necessity, or destiny, by the force whereof he was let from removing death, which approached unto his sweet son Sarpedones. And he maketh Neptunus to take very greevouslie• the chance of his son Cyclops; of whom he being stirred up with a lust to revenge, would have driven Ulysses altogether from home, and complaineth, that this was not granted to him by destiny. And in Virgil, Juno doth no less outrageously bewail; because she had kept wars so long together with one nation, and yet could not remove (as she desired) from the coast of Italy the Trojan navy. But we Christians do not in such sort speak of God: for we have most certainly learned out of the holy scriptures, that there is nothing unpossible to God; and we are taught by Christ himself, that allthings are possible unto God. And our faith, after the example of Abraham, 2doth chiefly cleave to this persuasion; that God can do whatsoever he hath promised. Neither must we conceive in our mind, 3that Christ was either condemned unto the death, or forced to the cross against his will, or his father not willing. GOD would these things to be done, not being led thereto by an inevitable necessity; but by a superabundant & exceeding charity towards men. So the scripture teacheth us, which saith; 4So God loveth the world, as he gave his only son, &c. And unto the Romans it is written; 5Which spared not his own son, but gave him for us all. Christ himself by the same love, was moved to die for us; and he taught us, 6that A greater love than this can none have, that one putteth his life for his friends. And thereby he showed himself to have exceeded the measure of mans love; because he would suffer death for his enemies. And that he willingly, and of his own accord took death upon him, he sufficiently declared; when in the last banquet (which, according to the Paschal custom, he kept with his apostles) he said;