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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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Let us consider what is done among these natural things created by God. There be many efficient causes; it seemeth that every efficient cause coveteth to make that like unto it self, whereabout it worketh. Fire, if it take hold upon wood, so worketh, as those things, whereupon it worketh, may be made like unto it self; a man doth procreate a man. Thus in things created do agents work; why shall we not say, that in Gods doings, his endeavour is to make like unto him self; and that therefore he sinneth not? The holy scriptures teach us the same; they bring in laws which stir up good works, but sins at no time. §6If God should provoke sin, or would it to be done, he should seem to be an hypocrite; he should closely and secretly do another thing, than he openly pretendeth. §7Jeremiah spake of false prophets; 1They ran, but I sent them not; they prophesied, and I spake not with them; namely, that they should speak this thing. §8Oseas saith; 2Thy salvation, ô Israel, is of me, thy perdition is of thy self. But no man is ignorant ⟨p. 177⟩that sin is the cause of perdition. If perdition were of Israel, then sin also: but salvation, and whatsoever goeth before salvation, is of God. If salvation and perdition, being the effects, be thus distinguished; the causes also must be distinguished, the one to be of God, and the other of man. Sin shall proceed of men, and virtues of God. §9More manifest is that which is written in the eight chapter of John, where Christ speaking of the devil, saith; 3When he speaketh lies, he speaketh of his own: if of his own, he hath no need to be stirred up of another. §10And again, 4This is the condemnation of man, that light came into the world, but they loved darkness more.