A14350:865
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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First, he taketh his gifts and his grace from certain men, because they abused the same; which grace being removed, and that justly, for a punishment of their former sins, men being destitute of that help, do fall into more grievous crimes. And that God doth sometime withdraw his grace, David knew well enough, when he sometime said; 1Turn not thy face from me, nor take away thine holy spirit from me.
First, he taketh his gifts and his grace from certeine men, bicause they abused the same; which grace being remooued, and that iustlie, for a punishment of their former sinnes, men being destitute of that helpe, doo fall into more gréeuous crimes. And that God dooth sometime withdrawe his grace, Dauid knew well enough, when he somtime said; 1Turne not thy face from me, nor take awaie thine holie spirit from me.
Secondly, God doth punish sins with sins; as it appeareth in the epistle to the Romans, 1and in the places now alleged. And sins, so far forth as they be punishments, do belong unto justice, and in that respect are good. Wherefore it is not unfit for God, thus by sins to punish former sins.
Secondlie, God dooth punish sinnes with sinnes; as it appéereth in the epistle to the Romans, 1and in the places now alledged. And sinnes, so far foorth as they be punishments, doo belong vnto iustice, and in that respect are good. Wherefore it is not vnfit for God, thus by sinnes to punish former sinnes.