A14350:757
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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IT remaineth now, that we entreat of the question; 1Whether God be the author of sin? For aswell the curse of Shimei, 2as the defiling of Davids concubines, 3may seem at the first view to proceed from God. For as touching the curse, David him self said, that it came from God. And as touching the adultery of Davids concubines, it was spoken by Nathan under the person of God. Wherefore it may very well be called in controversy, whether God be the author of sin. 4And truly there are very many and strong arguments of both sides: a good part of them I will recite, unto the which all the rest may be referred. §1God can not truly & rightly be said to be the cause of sin. Excellent is the sentence of Augustine, in his book of 83. questions; God is not the author of any thing, whereby a man becometh the worse: But no man doubteth that men are the worse through sin, Therefore God can not properly be called the author of sin. It is not likely, that God will deform man: artificers desire to adorn their works. §2Further, God him self generally in the scripture professeth him self a revenger of sins. If he be a revenger, he is no author; for then he should punish his own. If he were truly the cause of sin, he should condemn that which he made, which thing is absurd. §3Thirdly it is said, that He loveth those things which he made, and hateth nothing that he hath made. But he testifieth that he did hate sin, therefore he doth not enforce to sin. To hate and to love are contrary; wherefore both can not be spoken of one thing, at one and the self same time. If he hate sin, then he loveth it not; but if so be it were of God, it should be beloved: for God loveth those things which he made. §4If God were the cause of sin, he in the bringing forth of sin, should sin; he that stealeth, is a thief; he that committeth murder, is a manqueller: but far be it from God, that he should be either said to sin, or to be a sinner. What is else to sin, but to stray from the right end? But God is infinite, and can not be lead away from the end by another greater force. He is not ignorant, that he can stray from the end; for he is most wise. And that he him self should cause others to sin, it seemeth to be absurd.