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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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Verily, the providence of God, as touching his decrees, is as the iron & the adamant. For Zechariah as touching the chariots and empires, 1which should succeed after him; They went (saith he) through mountains of iron. The decrees of God are most steadfast. And Christ said; 2Those whom my father hath given me, none can pluck out of my hands. Yet there is somewhat, that may seem to withstand this saying. It is written in the 68. psalm; 3Let them be wiped out of the book of the living: wherefore if they be wiped out, who were written in before, the will seemeth not to be constant. Read Augustine upon that place; A man commonlie saith, Quod scripsi scripsi; What I have written, that have I written: and will God wipe out that which he hath written? How then are they said to be wiped out? The kind of speech is according to the hope of them. In very deed, they were not registered, but they thought themselves to be registered. But there be some, which refer blindness and hardening of harts to foreknowledge only. Howbeit, there is not a bare prescience of these things, but there is a certain will of God, whereby God cannot foreknow things to come, unless they be such as shall come to pass. And those things that shall be, or be, cannot come to pass, or be, unless that God, with some kind of will, will have them to be, or to come to pass. Wherefore there is some will of God that precedeth fore-knowledge: he hath a will, not to let things; and he hath a will to use them according to his predestinated counsels.
Verelie, the prouidence of God, as touching his decrées, is as the iron & the adamant. For Zacharie as touching the chariots and empires, 1which should succéed after him; They went (saith he) through mountaines of iron. The decrées of God are most stedfast. And Christ said; 2Those whom my father hath giuen me, none can plucke out of my hands. Yet there is somwhat, that may séeme to withstand this saieng. It is written in the 68. psalme;