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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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Wherefore, seeing honesty and godliness is a mere and pure gift of God; 1God doth verily promise, that he will be beneficial unto the posterity of godly men, even to a thousand generations. But that must not be understood, as though some deserts were meant to be in the ancestors: for God is led to make this promise only of his mercy, and not through mans merits. But that he may declare what liberty he him self hath, he sometimes suffereth it to happen otherwise; and by that means he teacheth, that holy parents are not so holy, but that they have as yet much naughtiness and corruption in them, which they may perceive to be engendered in their children. Through this we may acknowledge the corruption of our nature, seeing it waiteth upon the godly sort, even to their grave. Yet for the further establishing of this opinion, some do allege out of the Psalm, 2the prayer of the church against the children of the wicked; That they may be fatherless; that none may have compassion of them; that they may beg their bread. If the children of the wicked be innocents, this prayer is not just; whereby it seemeth necessarily to be gathered by these words, that they be partakers of their parents wickedness: but forsomuch as they be infants, this can come to pass by no other means than by propagation. I know there be divers, which would have these words of David to be prophesies of things to come, whereby the holy Ghost did foreshow, that these evils should fall upon them. But let us grant that they be prophesies; yet it cannot be denied, but in them is both the form and inclination of prayer: but it is meet that prayer be just, for otherwise it were no prayer.
Wherefore, séeing honestie and godlinesse is a méere and pure gift of God; 1God dooth verelie promise, that he will be beneficiall vnto the posteritie of godlie men, euen to a thousand generations. But that must not be vnderstood, as though some deserts were ment to be in the ancestors: for God is led to make this promise onelie of his mercie, and not through mans merits. But that he maie declare what libertie he him selfe hath, he sometimes suffereth it to happen otherwise; and by that meanes he teacheth, that holy parents are not so holy, but that they haue as yet much naughtinesse and corruption in them, which they may perceiue to be ingendred in their children. Through this we may acknowledge the corruption of our nature, séeing it waiteth vppon the godlie sort, euen to their graue. Yet for the further establishing of this opinion, some doo alledge out of the Psalme,