A14350:827
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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32 Joshua saith, 1that God hardened the harts of those nations of the Canaanites, 2that they should not make peace with Israel; because God was minded to cast them out before his people: and therefore he seemeth to be the cause of sin. We answer with Augustine, 3out of the eight chapter, De gratia & praedestinatione: it is also entitled The book De voluntate Dei; What is it to harden? That he will not mollify: What is it to blinden? That he will not illuminate: what is it to enforce or reject? That he will not call. Which he speaketh, not of the general calling; but of that which is effectual; God poureth not in new hardness, which is not in the hart. Wherefore it may be said, that God hardened those nations; because he would not make them relent, whereby they might have made peace with the Hebrews: nevertheless, they were already to be destroyed, by reason of their own sins. But it is further objected, that no creature is appointed to perdition. God created not man, to the intent he would cast him off. And Jerome upon the prophet Habakkuk, the second chapter is alleged; Although that the soul, by reason of the naughtiness thereof, be made an habitation for the Chaldeans; yet by nature it is the tabernacle of God. And no creature endued with reason is hereunto made, that it should be an habitation of the devil. Indeed these words doth Jerome speak. But if thou understand him absolutely, he is against the scripture, which speaketh otherwise. It saith, 4that The potter hath power of one lump, to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour. And it is said of Pharaoh; To this purpose have I raised thee, that I might show forth my power. God suffereth the vessels, prepared unto destruction, to the intent he may make his power manifest. It is also said by Solomon in the 16. of Proverbs; 5that The ungodly man is made for the day of wrath. In the epistle of Jude, 6there is mention of certain men, which were before ordained to this judgement, or to this condemnation.