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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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A GENERAL METHOD AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE WHOLE WORK.
A GENERALL METHOD AND DISTRIBVTION OF THE WHOLE WORKE.
Since all Divinity (wherein mans chief good is expressed) is accomplished in the true knowledge of GOD, and that we acknowledge GOD to be partly the Creator of the world, and partly our Redeemer in Christ: First those things, which belong to the knowledge of GOD, either by the guiding of nature, or by the doctrine of the scriptures, are to be considered. Secondly must be declared how God our Redeemer in Christ, appeared to the fathers, first under the Law, and afterward unto us in the Gospel. Howbeit, since it is necessary that we receive the grace, which is offered us in Christ, least it be frustrate in us; it behooveth us besides this, to have a respect unto the fruits and effects. And last of all we must consider the outward means or helps, whereby God bringeth us to the fellowship of Christ, and after he hath brought us, doth retain us in the same. Which method we having followed, have distributed all these places into four parts.
SInce all Diuinitie (wherein mans cheefe good is expressed) is accomplished in the true knowledge of GOD, and that we acknowledge GOD to be partlie the Creator of the world, and partlie our Redeemer in Christ: First those things, which belong to the knowledge of GOD, either by the guiding of nature, or by the doctrine of the scriptures, are to be considered. Secondlie must be declared how God our Redeemer in Christ, appeared to the fathers, first vnder the Lawe, and afterward vnto vs in the Gospell. Howbeit, since it is necessarie that we receiue the grace, which is offered vs in Christ, least it be frustrate in vs; it behooueth vs besides this, to haue a respect vnto the fruits and effects. And last of all we must consider the outward meanes or helps, whereby God bringeth vs to the fellowship of Christ, and after he hath brought vs, doth reteine vs in the same. VVhich method we hauing followed, haue distributed all these places into foure parts.