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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 he saith, that seeing this concupiscence happeneth of a certain necessity of birth, and not by choice or election, it cannot have the nature either of a fault or sin. But this cometh to pass, by reason that he maketh a less & lighter matter of sin, than he ought to do: for he would sin to be voluntary, and a thing spoken, done, or lusted against the law of God. But if he take the same to be iniquity, 1as John hath described it; he shall perceive that the nature of sin is to be found in concupiscence. For it is an unjust thing, 2that the body should not obey the mind in honest things; & that the lusts should be at variance with the mind, and seek to have dominion over it; that reason should strive against God, and despise his commandments. These things being unjust, come they willingly, or come they necessarily, doubtless they be sins. But doth not this Pighius, which objecteth these things, perceive that it is necessary also for him, to appoint that the posterity of Adam is guilty of his sin, and that whether they will or no; which thing is specially against the word of God? For it is written in the prophet Ezekiel; 3The son shall not bear the fathers iniquity; And; The soul that sinneth, the same shall die. 4Which doubtless will be false, if we believe Pighius; seeing children do die, and are guilty of eternal damnation, although they have sinned nothing at all. Unto which absurdity we be not driven, which we do put, in every man that is borne, the fault and the cause wherefore he dieth and is condemned.
But he saith, that séeing this concupiscence happeneth of a certeine necessitie of birth, and not by choise or election, it cannot haue the nature either of a fault or sinne. But this cōmeth to passe, by reason that he maketh a lesse & lighter matter of sinne, than he ought to doo: for he would sinne to be voluntarie, and a thing spoken, doone, or lusted against the lawe of God. But if he take the same to be iniquitie, 1as Iohn hath described it; he shall perceiue that the nature of sinne is to be found in concupiscence. For it is an vniust thing,