A14350:931
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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Let Pighius confer that opinion with this, which he reasoneth against. This affirms he, that God doth condemn the faultiness and uncleanness, which he appointed and showed to be in new borne babes: Pighius maketh guilty and condemns children of that vice and sin which is not in them; but only is that which Adam the first parent of all committed in himself: for otherwise he taketh those children to be most innocent. But whether of these is the further from reason, and doth dissent from the laws of men? To punish an innocent for the sin of another? Or else, to condemn him, which hath cause in himself why he should be condemned? Undoubtedly, unto them which shall diligently consider of the thing it self, 1the saying of Anselm is better in many respects, than this opinion of Pighius. We know it to be true, which Ecclesiastes saith, that God made man upright: but when he had once sinned, he fell by and by into wickedness. He doth not now behold God and heavenly things any more, but he bendeth himself continually down to earthly and to carnal things, and is subject to the ⟨p. 223⟩necessity of concupiscence: and this is to want original righteousness. For actions be not plucked away from man, but the power of well using them is taken away: as we see happen by experience, 2in such as be taken with the palsy; verily they move their hand, but because the power is hurt, whereby they might rule that motion, they move the same faintly, and deformedly. This also happeneth in us; for seeing divine righteousness is wanting, the ground is corrupted, whereby our works should be rightly ordered and performed. But (saith Pighius) it cannot be sin in young children, to be destitute of this gift; for they are not bound by any duty or obligation to have it. But if (saith he) our adversaries shall say otherwise, let them show a law, whereby we that are borne be bound; which (saith he) because they cannot do, let them cease to say, that this want of original righteousness is sin. But we not only will show one, 3but three laws. The first is the institution of man; God made man according to his own image and likeness, wherefore such it behooveth us to be: for God doth justly require that which he made in our nature. And the image of God doth herein chiefly consist, that we be adorned with divine properties;