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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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But if that Pighius will imagine, that God created these wicked lusts and affections in us, he shall deal both blasphemously and reproachfully against him; the which faults he goeth about to lay to our charge without a cause. For seeing God is both the best, the wisest, and the most just, and hath created man unto the chiefest felicity; he would not have endued him with those things, whereby he should be drawn back from that felicity, which would induce him to that which is contrary unto him commandments: which things of themselves would be vile, and would lead us captive under the law of sin and death. For if these affections should be mortified and crucified in us (as indeed they ought to be) we must confess, 1that they be vices, and be hateful unto God. Neither maketh it so great matter that he saith, that those things properly be not sins; unless, even as cold is called slow, 2because it maketh men slothful; so these things, because they stir up men to sin, that therefore after a sort they may be called sins. Or else in like manner as the scripture is named a hand, because it is written with the hand; or that the speech is called a tongue, because it is uttered by the ministry thereof: so these may be called sins, because they have proceeded from sin. These similitudes do nothing at all further Pighius cause; for although Augustine used now and then to speak after that sort, yet his will was to be understood, concerning those defects and imperfections, which are remaining in man after baptism.
But if that Pighius will imagine, that God created these wicked lusts and affections in vs, he shall deale both blasphemouslie and reprochfullie against him; the which faults hée goeth about to laie to our charge without a cause. For séeing God is both the best, the wisest, and the most iust, and hath created man vnto the chéefest felicitie; hée would not haue indued him with those things, wherby he should be drawne backe from that felicitie, which would induce him to that which is contrarie vnto him commandements: which things of themselues would be vile, and would lead vs captiue vnder the lawe of sinne and death. For if these affections should be mortified and crucified in vs (as indéed they ought to be) we must confesse, 1that they be vices, and be hatefull vnto God. Neither maketh it so great matter that he saith, that those things properlie be not sinnes; vnlesse, euen as cold is called slowe,