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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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8 This doth James seem to deny, when he saith; 1that Every man is tempted by his own proper concupiscence, and the GOD is no tempter of evil things. And Paul seemeth to consent thereunto, at the leastwise that all temptations proceed not of God: for he saith, that he with temptations maketh a way to get out. But there be many temptations, wherein poor souls be catched; neither is there any way for them to escape, yea rather they perish in them. Besides this, we cannot perceive by any reason, how it comes to pass, that God can punish sins; & yet by tempting is become an author of them. But all this notwithstanding, we must lean surely to the holy scriptures, which every where ascribe temptation unto God. In the eight of Deuteronomy thou readest, 2that God tempted the children of Israel in the desert, that he might know whether they would keep his commandments or no: in which place thou hast the end of temptation. In the psalm David prayeth, that The Lord would tempt him. 3Job was tempted, God delivering him unto satan. In the first of Samuel thou findest, that the wicked spirit invaded Saul, 4and moved him to depart from God. And David, in the second of Samuel, 5was stirred up by satan to number the people; but in the 21. of Chronicles, it is said, 6that God stirred up David against Israel: wherefore one and the same action is attributed unto God, and unto satan. We have also a plain place concerning Abraham. 7Ahab is seduced by the will of God, 8who sent a spirit to be a liar in the mouth of the prophets; God hardened the hart of Pharaoh. In the first of Isaiah the prophet is sent to preach, 9