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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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if not yet at the length ye will return to the true church, for all the spiritual and supernatural signs and wonders of your days, for all the admonitions that have been given you, for all the arguments that have confuted you, for all the word that prevaileth against you, for all you see the latter day creeping towards you, and the son of man as a thief in the night stealing upon you: if still ye will be self willing and obstinate; if still ye will give more credit to your selves, than to the lively word of God; if no not yet ye will leave persecuting of your brethren, by fire & sword, by malicious lies and reproaches, and by all manner of wicked ways ye can devise; and that contrary to godliness, contrary to justice, contrary to all humanity, contrary to the law of nature, and contrary to your own consciences, ye will have the judgement of religion in your own hands, and will have no other interpretation, but such as your selves devise: behold I pronounce unto you that the mighty God Jehovah cometh; he cometh, and that speedily in his own person, riding upon the wings of the wind. He will not now seek any more revenge upon Pharaoh and Nabuchad-nezar, for his people of Israel; nor yet upon Diocletian, Julian, and other heathen tyrants for oppressing the Christians: but he will require the blood of righteous Abel, at the hands of his own brother Cain; of Lot, at his own city Sodom; of Jacob, at his own brother Esau; of Zechariah, at the prince of his own people; of Christ, at the hands of his own Jerusalem; and of his saints and martyrs of England, at the hands of their own countrymen, kinsmen, and brethren. He will not reprove you for intermitting your unbloody sacrifice of the mass; and for not offering up his son every day to his father, which himself once for all offered upon the cross, seeing he never commanded you thus to do. No, but he will condemn you for mangling his sacraments, and profaning his ceremonies with your false services; for giving unto creatures any part of the honour that is due unto himself; for turning your ears from him when he crieth unto you out of his holy word; for refusing the congregation of his saints, and joining your selves to Baal-Peor; for grieving his spirit when he sounded his ⟨image 10⟩voice into your deaf ears; and for that ye have persecuted him in his saints upon the earth.
if not yet at the length ye will returne to the true church, for all the spirituall and supernaturall signes and wonders of your daies, for all the admonitions that haue beene giuen you, for all the arguments that haue confuted you, for all the word that preuaileth against you, for all you see the latter daie creeping towards you, and the sonne of man as a theefe in the nightstealing vpon you: if still ye will be selfe willing and obstinate; if still ye will giue more credite to your selues, than to the liuelie word of God; if no not yet ye will leaue persecuting of your brethren, by fire & sword, by malicious lies and reproches, and by all maner of wicked waies ye can deuise; and that contrarie to godlines, contrarie to iustice, contrarie to all humanitie, contrarie to the law of nature, and contrarie to your owne consciences, ye will haue the iudgement of religion in your owne hands, and will haue no other interpretation, but such as your selues deuise: behold I pronounce vnto you that the mightie God Iehouah commeth; he commeth, and that speedilie in his owne person, riding vpon the wings of the wind. He will not now seeke anie more reuenge vpon Pharao and Nabuchad-nezar, for his people of Israell; nor yet vpon Dioclesian, Iulian, and other heathen tyrants for oppressing the Christians: but hee will require the bloud of righteous Abell, at the hands of his owne brother Cain; of Lot, at his owne citie Sodome; of Iacob, at his owne brother Esau; of Zacharie, at the prince of his owne people; of Christ, at the hands of his owne Ierusalem; and of his saints and martyrs of England, at the hands of their owne countrimen, kinsmen, and brethren. He will not reprooue you for intermitting your vnbloudie sacrifice of the masse; and for not offering vp his sonne euerie daie to his father, which himselfe once for all offered vpon the crosse, seeing he neuer commanded you thus to doo. No, but he will condemne you for mangling his sacraments, and prophaning his ceremonies with your false seruices; for giuing vnto creatures anie part of the honour that is due vnto himselfe; for turning your eares from him when he crieth vnto you out of his holie word; for refusing the congregation of his saints, and ioining your selues to Baal-Peor; for greeuing his spirit when he sounded his