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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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18 Neither must we hearken unto them, which both in this place, & in many other, 1will that by flesh should be understood the grosser parts of the mind. For when Paul to the Galatians reckoneth up the works of the flesh, he putteth in that number, not only adulteries, fornications and wantonness; but also idolatry: which no man can deny, but that it doth appertain to the mind, not unto the flesh. And Christ, when he saith; That which is borne of the flesh, 2is flesh; and that which is borne of the spirit, is spirit, exhorteth to regeneration: which in very deed appertaineth not only to the substance of the body, or grosser parts of the mind; but especially ⟨p. 226⟩also unto the will and mind. And when he said unto Peter; 3Blessed art thou Simon, the son of Jona, for flesh & blood hath not revealed it unto thee: he meant, that he had not learned those things by natural knowledge, but by the spirit of God. For under the name of flesh, he comprehendeth those things which appertaineth to the mind and reason. But yet we say not (as Pighius fondly cavilleth) that in the nobler part of the mind there is nothing but flesh: for we know, although Pighius had not told us, that the soul is a spirit, which nevertheless in the scriptures is called flesh, 4before it be regenerated; because whereas it ought to make the flesh, that is to say, the grosser part of it self spiritual, and ought to reduce the same to the obedience of a mind instructed by the word of God, it will rather bend unto the pleasures thereof, and so is made carnal.
18 Neither must we harken vnto them, which both in this place, & in manie other, 1will that by flesh should be vnderstood the grosser parts of the mind. For when Paule to the Galathians reckoneth vp the works of the flesh, he putteth in that number, not onelie adulteries, fornications and wantonesse; but also idolatrie: which no man can denie, but that it dooth apperteine to the mind, not vnto the flesh. And Christ, when he saith; That which is borne of the flesh,