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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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The truth doth always as much as can be, endeavour to break forth into act, but it is hindered by concupiscence or lust. And this is it which is written in the first book of the Ethics: that the best part of the soul doth always exhort and provoke to the best things. 1For so hath God and nature framed us, that the thing which we know, we desire to express in act: which being not done, we are reproved by our own judgement. And herein appeareth the wonderful force of the conscience, which in the more grievous sort of offences, can never be perfectly settled.
The truth doth alwaies as much as can be, indeuour to breake foorth into act, but it is hindered by concupiscence or lust. And this is it which is written in the first booke of the Ethicks: that the best part of the soule doth alwaies exhort and prouoke to the best things. 1For so hath God and nature framed vs, that the thing which wée knowe, we desire to expresse in act: which being not doone, we are reprooued by our owne iudgement. And herein appéereth the woonderfull force of the conscience, which in the more gréeuous sort of offences, can neuer be perfectlie setled.
- 1The better part of the soul exhorteth to the better things.The better part of the soule exhorteth to the better things.
10 To withhold the truth in unrighteousness, is properly to refuse the calling of God, which continually by his truth, calleth us back unto himself. Wherefore it shall be very profitable for us, if, whensoever we have attained unto any truth, either through study, or observation of things, we reckon straightway with our selves, whereunto God calleth us through that truth, which he layeth before our minds. By this word unrighteousness, the Apostle understood generally whatsoever sin we commit, either against God or against men. Wherefore Paul speaketh of that truth, which is naturally engrafted in us, & also of that which we attain unto by our own study. For either of those instructeth us of most excellent things touching God. Neither is the unrighteousness which we commit, able to blot it out of our minds. Which thing nevertheless the Academical philosophers endeavoured to teach,