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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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7 But Augustine saith, that in any wise they be sin before baptism; yea, the holy Ghost also by Paul calleth them sins: 1and the nature of sin is agreeable unto them. For we have defined sin in such sort, as it appertaineth unto all things, whatsoever do strive against the law of God: for as John saith; 2Sin is unrighteousness, and who perceiveth it not to be a thing unjust, 3that the flesh should make the spirit subject unto it, and that our soul will not repose it self in the word of God? Seeing therefore all these things do stir us up, to transgress and rebel against the word of God, both they are unrighteous, and must be called sins. Beside this, the words of David are against Pighius; Behold, I am conceived in iniquity, and in sins my mother hath conceived me. If naughty desire, 4and these vices were the works of nature, surely the man of God would not complain of them. And what did Paul the apostle otherwise mean, when he wrote these words unto the Ephesians; 5We are by nature the children of wrath, but that sin is in every one of us? But Pighius goeth about by a perverse interpretation, to wrest this testimony from us, saying; that To be the children of wrath by nature, is no other thing, than To be the children of wrath by a certain condition of our birth, because we are so brought forth into ⟨p. 218⟩the world. And he allegeth, that some be called servants by nature, 6which is no other thing, but that they be borne unto such a state as they do serve. But we neither can nor ought to rest upon this feigned devise; for the wrath of God is not stirred up but upon just cause: 7for it is no such thing, as can be kindled either rashly or by chance. So as it behooveth, that in our nature there be something amiss, whereby Gods wrath is provoked to revenge. And that similitude of his serveth not to his purpose; for those which are said to be borne bond-men by nature,