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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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24 But now let us see how obscure he endeavoureth to make the definition alleged. First he saith by these darknesses and corruptions of nature, ye understand either mere privations of Gods gifts, or else certain positive things. If you appoint them to be privations, I understand what you say. But your cavillations are nothing else, but tragical names, and vain terms. But if you will have these things to be positive: seeing in the infant new borne, there is not any thing but the soul and the body, which be clean, and have God and nature to be their author, from whence or by what means did these mischiefs break in, 1which you do make mention of? First we answer, that the privations, which I here set down, be not as though they were mere negatives, which take away the whole: as when we say there is no Centaur nor Scylla; but we say, they be such names of things as leave their subject maimed, unprofitable, and deformed; as appeareth in the eye destitute of sight, and in the trembling hand of him that is taken with the palsy: even so fareth original sin with us. Indeed the powers of the mind and actions do remain, but yet destitute of their right government, and therefore evil and corrupted. But Pighius erreth still, 2because he feigneth the nature of man to have a certain natural integrity of it self, whereto have come these supernatural gifts, which were planted in the first parent: but that after sin committed, those gifts being taken away, man fell into his old state.
24 But now let vs sée how obscure he indeuoureth to make the definition alledged. First he saith by these darknesses and corruptions of nature, yée vnderstand either méere priuations of Gods gifts, or else certeine positiue things. If you appoint them to be priuations, I vnderstand what you saie. But your cauillations are nothing else, but tragicall names, and vaine termes. But if you will haue these things to be positiue: séeing in the infant new borne, there is not anie thing but the soule and the bodie, which be cleane, and haue God and nature to be their author, from whence or by what meanes did these mischéefes breake in, 1which you doo make mention of? First we answere, that the priuations, which I here set downe, be not as though they were méere negatiues, which take awaie the whole: as when we saie there is no Centaure nor Scylla; but we saie, they be such names of things as leaue their subiect maimed, vnprofitable, and deformed; as appéereth in the eie destitute of sight, and in the trembling hand of him that is taken with the palsie: euen so fareth originall sinne with vs. Indéed the powers of the mind and actions doo remaine, but yet destitute of their right gouernment, and therfore euill and corrupted. But Pighius erreth still,