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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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But to have sins proper, may be two ways understood; either concerning things which they have done of their own will and free election, and in this respect that sentence of Chrysostom concerning infants, is allowed; or else sins are called proper corruptions of nature, whereby we are both defiled and condemned: which cannot be removed from young children, seeing they be borne in them, as David plainly proveth. Whereunto Augustine noted in Chrysostoms words, which be extant in Greek, that There is set down sins, in the plural number; and not sin, in the singular; in such wise as Julian had cited them: for thus it is read in the Greek, 1[Greek or Hebrew]. Which word [Greek or Hebrew], in the plural number, (as Augustine thinketh) is most properly applied unto sins, which they name actual. And he addeth, 2that the more ancient fathers did not so copiously dispute of original sin; because the Pelagians were not yet sprung up to impugn the same. These so many sayings of the fathers, Pighius should have weighed; especially seeing he accounts them for eagles, which see most sharply, 3and always fly unto the carcass. But it seems to me that he esteems them as counters to reckon with, which being set in sundry places, may sometimes signify a talent, and at another time but a dandiprat as it pleaseth him that casts the account: so Pighius will sometimes have the fathers authority to be exceeding large, sometimes (if they content him not sufficiently) to be none at all; and thus at one time he extols them as eagles, and another time despiseth them as jays.
But to haue sinnes proper, may be two waies vnderstood; either concerning things which they haue doone of their owne will and frée election, and in this respect that sentence of Chrysostome concerning infants, is allowed; or else sinnes are called proper corruptions of nature, whereby we are both defiled and condemned: which cannot be remooued from yoong children, séeing they be borne in them, as Dauid plainlie prooueth. Wherevnto Augustine noted in Chrysostomes words, which be extant in Gréeke, that There is set downe sinnes, in the plurall number; and not sinne, in the singular; in such wise as Iulian had cited them: for thus it is read in the Gréeke, 1