A14350:984
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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39 The next reason was, that seeing as well the soul, as the body, are the works of God; and progenitors oftentimes may be pure and godly, and are commended in the holy scriptures, and that marriage, and the act of procreation are praised; how hath sin crept in among so many fortresses of innocency? First ⟨p. 238⟩of all we answer with Paul; 1By one man. And whereas they affirm, that the ancestors were clean and holy, that is false: for although that they were endued with godliness, and that original sin is to be forgiven them, so far forth as belongeth unto the guiltiness; yet nevertheless there remaineth still a corrupt nature, and an unpure state in them. So that such a nature, as they themselves have, such do they yield unto their posterity: and that (as hath been said) by seed and generation. Neither doth that hinder any thing, which some do imagine, that the body cannot work upon the spirit: 2for we say not, that the soul is corrupted by the body, thorough a natural action; but seeing the body is corrupted, it doth resist the soul. For the same, being not strengthened with those endowments, which it had at the beginning, is subject to the inclination of the body; and doth not rule, as meet it should; but is ruled by it. Moreover, natural reasons do also teach us, that there is a natural agreement between the body and the soul; 3for the soul is accustomed to be diversly affected, according to the temperature of the body: for they that abound with choler or melancholy, are wont to be angry or sad. So that, seeing this manner of reasoning proceedeth of false principles, it can conclude nothing.
39 The next reason was, that séeing as well the soule, as the bodie, are the works of God; and progenitours oftentimes may be pure and godlie, and are commended in the holie scriptures, and that mariage, and the act of procreation are praised; how hath sinne crept in among so many fortresses of innocencie? First ⟨p. 238⟩of all we answer with Paule;