A14350:988
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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41 They object likewise, that it is not rightly said, that original sin is spread abroad by means of the seed & flesh; because those things have a senseless and dull nature, and therefore be not capable of sin. But I have already said, that sin is not in them, but by original as in the root: and then the nature of sin is perfected, when the soul is once joined thereunto. We have declared also, how we are to answer the Pelagians, 1seeing they affirm, that those things, which are spoken by Paul to the Romans, should be understood of imitation. For first of all, that cannot agree with all the sayings of the apostle; 2for he saith, that All men have sinned, and by the disobedience of one, many are become sinners: And that which is the more firm, 3he hath proved; that Therefore sin was in the world, before the law, because death reigned from Adam unto Moses. There were reasons which Augustine used against the Pelagians, which now we need not to repeat. Beside these, they add, that mens afflictions, and death it self are natural; for that we have those fountains in us, even of nature, from whence they flow. But we answer, that these fountains were not so ordained, when mans nature was first instituted; but were afterward defiled and corrupted, in such sort as we now perceive them to be. The philosophers resolve those effects which they see, into those principles which be now extant: but that christians do rather refer them unto the word of God.
41 They obiect likewise, that it is not rightlie said, that originall sinne is spred abroad by meanes of the séed & flesh; bicause those things haue a senselesse and dull nature, and therefore be not capable of sinne. But I haue alreadie said, that sinne is not in them, but by originall as in the root: and then the nature of sinne is perfected, when the soule is once ioined therevnto. We haue declared also, how we are to answer the Pelagians, 1séeing they affirme, that those things, which are spoken by Paule to the Romans, should be vnderstood of imitation. For first of all, that cannot agrée with all the saiengs of the apostle;