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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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They add also, that Paul in his first epistle to the Corinthians, 1when he exhorteth the believing wife to abide with her unbelieving husband, if he will abide with her, among other things saith; Your children are holy. But they say, that they cannot be holy, if they be borne in sin; and that therefore they which be borne of faithful parents, cannot draw with them original sin. They affirm withal, that it is commonly said, that sin is a thing spoken, done, or lusted against the law of God; and that it is not sin, unless it be voluntary. And (as John saith in his first epistle the fourth chapter) Sin is iniquity, 2contrary whereunto is⟨p. 214⟩ equity or right; and that this can be no other thing, than is contained in the law, and so that sin is a transgression of the law. All which things cannot fall into infants, when they be borne. And they say further, that it seemeth not convenient which is spoken of some; namely, that this sin is by the flesh or body poured out from one to another: for that the flesh and the body are in their own nature senseless things, neither can they seem to be a meet subject for sin. And to establish their feigned devise, they said besides, that those things which are spoken by Paul, 3in the fifth to the Romans, must be extended unto the sins, which be called actual. But they say, that it is therefore said, that sin entered by one man into the world, because of the imitation and example which the posterity followed.
They adde also, that Paule in his first epistle to the Corinthians, 1when he exhorteth the beléeuing wife to abide with hir vnbeléeuing husband, if he will abide with hir, among other things saith; Your children are holie. But they saie, that they cannot be holie, if they be borne in sinne; and that therefore they which be borne of faithfull parents, cannot drawe with them originall sinne. They affirme withall, that it is commonlie said, that sinne is a thing spoken, doone, or lusted against the lawe of God; and that it is not sinne, vnles it be voluntarie. And (as Iohn saith in his first epistle the fourth chapter) Sinne is iniquitie,