A14350:837
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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1Where shall now be free will? It is lost. Augustine in the thirty chapter of his Enchiridion to Laurence saith, that After man had sinned, he lost himself, and his freewill also: he saith so twice in that chapter, and else-where also; and we have it in the second book of Sentences the 25. distinction. But Barnard saith, that it is not lost. 2These fathers disagree not if they be rightly understood; for Augustine taketh free will for free power of choosing things contrary, this or that. And while we be not regenerated, we cannot truly do acceptable things unto God, unless we be restored by the son of God; because free will, as touching those things doth not remain in us. Whereas Barnard saith, that free will remaineth, what is his meaning? He meaneth, that although men sin, they are not compelled, they have a consent, they are willing: and such free will remaineth. And he himself expounds himself, when he setteth down three sorts of liberty. He hath free will, 3from compulsion; from sin, when his will is regenerate; from misery, when he shall come into the kingdom of heaven. We have no freedom from misery in this life, from necessity we have; by necessity, he meaneth compulsion. This appeareth out of Barnard, for he placeth a freedom of will in God; he of necessity is good, and yet this taketh not away his free will. The angels, and holy men in the heavenly country cannot sin, yet they have a free will. Also he granteth a freedom unto the devil, and damned souls; and yet they cannot be good: but the evil which they will, they will it of their own accord, not that they be able to do the contrary.
1Where shall now be frée will? It is lost. Augustine in the thirtie chapter of his Enchiridion to Laurence saith, that After man had sinned, he lost himselfe, and his fréewill also: he saith so twise in that chapter, and else-where also; and we haue it in the second booke of Sentences the 25. distinction. But Barnard saith, that it is not lost. 2These fathers disagrée not if they be rightlie vnderstood; for Augustine taketh frée will for frée power of choosing things contrarie, this or that. And while we be not regenerated, we cannot trulie doo acceptable things vnto God, vnlesse we be restored by the sonne of God; bicause frée will, as touching those things dooth not remaine in vs. Whereas Barnard saith, that frée will remaineth, what is his meaning? He meaneth, that although men sinne, they are not compelled, they haue a consent, they are willing: and such frée will remaineth. And he himselfe expounds himselfe, when he setteth downe thrée sorts of libertie. He hath frée will,