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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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This did Christ teach his apostles, when he said; The spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh is frail: 1watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. And reason leadeth us thereunto; for we ought to detest all things that are contrary unto the will of God, such is a fall against the law of God: yea nothing ought to be more displeasing unto us, even as it appeareth by the commandment; Thou shalt love the Lord, 2with all thine hart, and with all thy soul. To these things add, that none ought to have such confidence in his own strength, as he should not fear in temptation. Wherefore in temptation we must always pray, but not that we may not be tempted at all, seeing God hath appointed our life to be a warfare. But godly men are not afraid of temptations, which have a perpetual and deadly end; for they know, that God is a father unto them: which they would not believe, if they misdoubted that they should be forsaken of him. Further, they acknowledge, 3that The calling and gifts of God are without repentance, as it is said in the epistle to the Romans.
This did Christ teach his apostles, when hée said; The spirit indeed is readie, but the flesh is fraile: 1watch and praie, that ye enter not into temptation. And reason leadeth vs therevnto; for we ought to detest all things that are contrarie vnto the will of God, such is a fall against the lawe of God: yea nothing ought to be more displeasing vnto vs, euen as it appéereth by the commandement; Thou shalt loue the Lord, 2with all thine hart, and with all thy soule. To these things adde, that none ought to haue such confidence in his owne strength, as he should not feare in temptation. Wherefore in temptation we must alwaies praie, but not that wée may not be tempted at all, séeing God hath appointed our life to be a warfare. But godlie men are not afraid of temptations, which haue a perpetuall and deadlie end; for they knowe, that God is a father vnto them: which they would not beléeue, if they misdoubted that they should be forsaken of him. Further, they acknowledge,