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.

Necessarie.

[proposition 1] TWo kinds there be of the knowledge of God; one is common, and is called natu∣rall, which also is attributed to the vngodlie: an other is full and effectuall, wherevpon followeth an obedience of Gods lawe, and finallie eter∣nall life, and that is onelie of the elect.

[proposition 2] In aduersities we must consider, that men and the diuell, may be the ministers and instru∣ments, but that they are sent of God, as the chée∣fest cause, for the which we must flie vnto him by praier.

[proposition 3] It were sinne no doubt, to be mooued against God for the felicitie of the wicked and oppression of the saints; but yet to expresse such an affection before God, as the saints did in the scriptures, is

both profitable and iust.

[proposition 4] Although both the godlie and vngodlie are mooued for the said cause, against the iudgments of God, yet is there a difference betwéene them, as well such as is betwéene the incontinent and intemperate, as also bicause the one sort repent, and the other obstinatlie persist in their sinne.

[proposition 5] A couenant is an agréement of certeine a∣mong themselues, whereby euerie of them pro∣miseth that he will giue somthing; & in like ma∣ner he himselfe requireth something of others.

[proposition 6] Miracles by themselues make no firme ar∣gument of doctrine, vnlesse they doo agrée with the word of God.

[proposition 7] God will otherwhile haue miracles doone by the aduersaries of religion, that the godlie by such kind of temptation may be tried; and that the vngodlie, being the more blinded thereby, may be punished for their vngodlinesse.

[proposition 8] The miracles, which the sorcerers of Pharao shewed, were not the full and perfect cause of his incredulitie.

[proposition 9] Repentance is of thrée sorts; the first is per∣fect and whole, which dooth please God: another is temporall, vpon which God bestoweth some thing: the third is hypocriticall, the which God dooth detest.