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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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Wherefore we see here, that the act of will, and that same action thereof, which is the action of nature, doth depend of God; deformity and privation doth not so. But sometime they be omitted, because a man doth not think of those things, I mean not, of a contempt. Here, say I, that although there be no action there of that kind, yet is there an other, which contendeth with right reason. He is not mindful of the holy congregation, because he will walk about for his pleasure, or else use some pastime; and those actions be adversaries to right working. Or if that be no action at that instant, yet was it a little before. For example; Over night he would feed like a glutton, afterward he could not rise early to be present in the holy congregation. Wherefore in the sins of omission, we shall find an action, either proper to that kind; or else an other striving with the good motion of the will, either which is then presently retained, or else that went before.
Wherefore we sée here, that the act of will, and that same action thereof, which is the action of nature, dooth depend of God; deformitie and priuation dooth not so. But sometime they be omitted, bicause a man dooth not thinke of those things, I meane not, of a contempt. Héere, saie I, that although there be no action there of that kind, yet is there an other, which contendeth with right reason. He is not mindfull of the holie congregation, bicause he will walke about for his pleasure, or else vse some pastime; and those actions be aduersaries to right working. Or if that be no action at that instant, yet was it a little before. For example; Ouer night he would féed like a glutton, afterward he could not rise earlie to be present in the holie congregation. Wherefore in the sinnes of omission, we shall find an action, either proper to that kind; or else an other striuing with the good motion of the will, either which is then presentlie reteined, or else that went before.
21 God then is the cause of all things; 1and inferior things, according to their own nature, receive the moving of the first cause. Wherefore, if sin be drawn, it is drawn by the nature of the second causes. I will make the matter plain by a similitude;