A14350:944
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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Again, 1this property belongeth unto the baser parts of the mind, that they be sprinkled abroad in the members, & do spread themselves abroad over all the parts of the flesh; which cannot be agreeable unto the mind and reasonable part, being things spiritual and invisible. That the body also and parts thereof have fallen from their duty, to become rebellious and repugnant to the mind, Paul teacheth, when he crieth out; O unhappy man that I am! 2Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? And again, when he saith; 3I feel another law in my members. Finally, that the whole man, how much soever he be, is corrupted, the commandment of Christ doth sufficiently prove, 4wherein he biddeth us to deny our selves. But if that our nature were innocent and perfect, there would be no need why we should renounce the same; 5for things that be good should be retained, and not abandoned from us. With this definition, which we have made of original sin, agreeth the want of original justice: 6so likewise agreeth Augustine's definition, wherein he saith, that the same is concupiscence of the flesh; so that both the one and the other be rightly understood.
Againe, 1this propertie belongeth vnto the baser parts of the mind, that they be sprinkeled abroad in the members, & doo spred themselues abroad ouer all the parts of the flesh; which cannot be agréeable vnto the mind and reasonable part, being things spirituall and inuisible. That the bodie also and parts therof haue fallen from their dutie, to become rebellious and repugnant to the mind, Paule teacheth, when he crieth out; O vnhappie man that I am! 2Who shall deliuer me from the bodie of this death? And againe, when he saith;