A14350:927
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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These things I thought good to bring in, to show that it is lawful for me, if I will, to use the answer, which this father first used, & to say unto Pighius; 1Let us leave unto God the defence of his own cause, he hath no need of us to defend him, that he should not be counted unjust or cruel. Let us believe the scriptures, which cry out every-where; that We be borne in sin and corruption. Which thing also both death, and an infinite heap of calamities do show; which in very deed should not be laid upon the children of Adam, unless there were some sin in them to be punished. But they which descend not into themselves, nor look into their own nature, how prone it is unto all naughtiness, do not know what this concupiscence meaneth. Yet no small number of the ethnic philosophers perceived the same; for they marvel how, 2in so excellent a nature, so great lewdness, and self-love, and desire of voluptuousness can be: and they so acknowledged these evils, that they also adjudged it most needful for their children, to have chastisement and discipline. And for the redressing of this engendered naughtiness, 3they counselled us to take in hand labours, and exercises, and other weighty and hard enterprises: but indeed they perceived not the cause and fountain of these evils; for that is only to be perceived by the word of God.
These things I thought good to bring in, to shew that it is lawfull for me, if I will, to vse the answer, which this father first vsed, & to saie vnto Pighius; 1Let vs leaue vnto God the defense of his owne cause, he hath no néed of vs to defend him, that he should not be counted vniust or cruell. Let vs beléeue the scriptures, which crie out euerie-where; that We be borne in sinne and corruption. Which thing also both death, and an infinite heape of calamities doo shew; which in verie déed should not be laid vpon the children of Adam, vnlesse there were some sinne in them to be punished. But they which descend not into themselues, nor looke into their owne nature, how prone it is vnto all naughtines, doo not knowe what this concupiscence meaneth. Yet no small number of the ethnike philosophers perceiued the same; for they maruell how,