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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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2 By these and such other like arguments they being led, deny that there is any original sin. But as for death, and the afflictions of this life, which are commonly brought as tokens whereby original sin is confirmed, they say that those consist of natural causes, such as in the temperature of the elements and of the humours. And therefore they say, it is a vain fable, that we refer them to the fall of Adam. And they think it to be a thing most absurd, to affirm, that to be sin, which by no manner of means can be avoided. Lastly they say, that if by that means we shall be said to sin in Adam, because we were in his loins, according as it is said of Levy in the epistle to the Hebrews, 1that He payed tithes in the loins of Abraham: by the like and self-same reason we may say, that we were in the loins of other our forefathers, from whom we have descended by procreation; and that therefore there is no cause why the sin of Adam hath been derived unto us, rather than the sin of our grandfather, great grandfather, his father, or of any other our progenitors. And that by this means the state of them, which shall be borne in the latter days, would seem to be most unhappy; for that they must bear the offences of all their forefathers. These things allege they, to prove that there is no original sin.
2 By these and such other like arguments they being led, denie that there is anie originall sinne. But as for death, and the afflictions of this life, which are commonlie brought as tokens whereby originall sinne is confirmed, they say that those consist of naturall causes, such as in the temperature of the elements and of the humors. And therefore they saie, it is a vaine fable, that we refer them to the fall of Adam. And they thinke it to be a thing most absurd, to affirme, that to be sinne, which by no maner of meanes can be auoided. Lastlie they saie, that if by that meanes we shall be said to sinne in Adam, bicause we were in his loines, according as it is said of Leuie in the epistle to the Hebrues, 1that He paied tythes in the loines of Abraham: by the like and selfe-same reason we may saie, that we were in the loines of other our forefathers, from whom we haue descended by procreation; and that therefore there is no cause whie the sinne of Adam hath béene deriued vnto vs, rather than the sinne of our grandfather, great grandfather, his father, or of anie other our progenitours. And that by this meanes the state of them, which shall be borne in the latter daies, would séeme to be most vnhappie; for that they must beare the offenses of all their forefathers. These things alledge they, to prooue that there is no originall sinne.