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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 it followeth not by our definition, 1that there is no good thing lest either in nature or in Ethnic men. Only this we affirm, that this sin would destroy all, if God (through Christ) brought not a remedy unto the regenerate. Also God is present sometime in them which be not regenerate, and adorneth them with excellent & noble virtues, whereby original sin is restrained, and Common-weals and empires are kept at the least-wise in some civill order. Socrates would not go forth of prison, when he might. Aristides, being driven into banishment, wished unto his citizens that they might never be in so ill case, as they should call him to their remembrance. Phocion, being demanded a little before his death, whether he would have any message to be done unto his son; Let him never (saith he) remember the injury done unto me. The Common-weal of Rome had his Curtios, Scipios, and Catos, 2men of civill honesty, and very great lovers of upright dealing. Which duties, albeit, as they were in men which knew not God, were sins; yet were they bridles of original sin, and of nature corrupted, least all things should be confounded, and good laws fall to ruin, and the light of nature be in a manner extinguished.
But it followeth not by our definition, 1that there is no good thing lest either in nature or in Ethnike men. Onelie this we affirme, that this sinne would destroie all, if God (through Christ) brought not a remedie vnto the regenerate. Also God is present somtime in them which be not regenerate, and adorneth them with excellent & noble vertues, whereby originall sinne is restrained, and Common-weales and empires are kept at the least-wise in some ciuill order. Socrates would not go foorth of prison, when he might. Aristides, being driuen into banishment, wished vnto his citizens that they might neuer be in so ill case, as they should call him to their remembrance. Phocion, being demanded a little before his death, whether he would haue anie message to be doone vnto his sonne; Let him neuer (saith he) remember the iniurie doone vnto me. The Common-weale of Rome had his Curtios, Scipios, and Catos, 2men of ciuill honestie, and verie great louers of vpright dealing. Which duties, albeit, as they were in men which knew not God, were sinnes; yet were they bridles of originall sinne, and of nature corrupted, least all things should be confounded, and good lawes fall to ruine, and the light of nature be in a maner extinguished.