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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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Among whom, we must reckon young children, if we will grant that Christ died for them.
Among whom, we must reckon yoong children, if we will grant that Christ died for them.
Besides this, it seemeth that original sin is most manifestly taught out of the seventh chapter of the epistle to the Romans: for thus it is written; 1The law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. Whereunto is added; The good which I would do, that do I not; but the evil which I would not do, that do I: it is not I then that do it, but it is sin that dwelleth in me. He also maketh mention of the law of the members, lamenting that he was thereby drawn captive and against his will. And in the eight chapter he saith, 2that The wisdom of the flesh is enmity against God, and that it is not subject to the law of God, nor yet can it be. Yea, the death, which young children have, doth sufficiently bear record, that sin sticketh in them; unless we will say, that God punisheth them undeservedly. Moreover, the place in the fifth to the Romans, containeth a most evident testimony of original sin: for thus it is written; 3that By one man sin entered into the world, and that all men without exception have sinned, and that the sin of one man spread over all men, and that for the disobedience of one man many are made sinners. Further, they which are grafted in Christ, are towards the end of the same epistle, 4called wild olive trees: by which metaphor is signified, that man degenerated from the good institution of his own nature. But if we have departed from our own nature, undoubtedly we have gotten original sin. And Paul before, so accused all mankind, 5