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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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Moreover, he citeth the twelve bishops of the east, which condemned Pelagius. To whom we should add Origin, 1who interpreting that sentence of Paul, which we have spoken of; Death came upon all men; he said, that Abel, Enoch, 2Methusala, and Noah sinned: other fathers he saith he will not recite, because they sinned all every one, and that none is clean from corruption, though he have lived but one day. But upon the sixth chapter of the epistle to the Romans, he speaketh more plainly, when he saith, that Baptism was appointed by tradition from the apostles, to be given unto infants; 3because the apostles knew, that the natural corruption of sin is in all men, which ought to be washed away by water and the spirit. And Chrysostom upon Genesis, entreating of the question; 4Wherefore men now a days be afraid of beasts, and be hurt by them, seeing they be created lords over them? This saith he happens by reason of sin, and because we depart from our confidence and honour. And thereby Augustine proveth, that the natural gift of young children is fallen away, in that the beasts do not spare them. The same Chrysostom, expounding that place of the sixth to the Romans, saith how that sin, which remaineth through the disobedience of Adam, hath polluted all things. He hath also many other places to the same effect.
Moreouer, he citeth the twelue bishops of the east, which condemned Pelagius. To whom we should adde Origin, 1who interpreting that sentence of Paule, which we haue spoken of; Death came vpon all men; he said, that Abel, Enoch, 2Methusala, and Noah sinned: other fathers he saith he will not recite, bicause they sinned all euerie one, and that none is cleane from corruption, though he haue liued but one daie. But vpon the sixt chapter of the epistle to the Romans, he speaketh more plainlie, when he saith, that Baptisme was appointed by tradition from the apostles, to be giuen vnto infants;