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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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Thirdly, he ruleth and governeth sins themselves; for he suffereth them not to rage so far out of measure, as the evil will of man desireth: he restraineth them, he keepeth them back, neither doth he suffer them to rage against every man, and at all times: also, he directeth them to the performance of his counsels; namely, to the trial of just men, and to the scourge of the wicked, & such like purposes. Wherefore the scripture saith, 1that fierce and cruel tyrants are in the hand of God, as staves, hammers, and saws.
Thirdlie, hée ruleth and gouerneth sinnes themselues; for he suffereth them not to rage so far out of measure, as the euill will of man desireth: he restreineth them, he kéepeth them backe, neither dooth he suffer them to rage against euerie man, and at all times: also, hée directeth them to the performance of his counsels; namelie, to the triall of iust men, and to the scourge of the wicked, & such like purposes. Wherfore the scripture saith, 1that féerce and cruell tyrants are in the hand of God, as staues, hammers, and sawes.
Fourthly, God sendeth in other occasions, which if they should light upon good men, they would provoke them unto good things: but because they light upon evil men, they are by those mens fault, soon taken in evil part, and are made occasions of sin. So Paul saith, 1that By the law sin was increased. And the words of God, spoken unto Pharaoh by Moses, were an occasion to express out of him blasphemies and hardness of his hart. Which thing God saw would come to pass, yet did he not restrain his own word, when he knew that Pharaoh would become the worse thereby; who nevertheless had the naughtiness in his own self, and took not the same of God.