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.

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A praier of D. Peter Martyr against false worshipping of God, and all maner of superstition.

COme (we beseech thee) at the length, O heauenlie father, & illuminate the harts and minds of all thy Christians with the spirit of Iesus Christ thy Sonne, that they forsaking idols and supersti∣tions, may conuert to thee alone, who oughtest to be purelie & sin∣cerelie serued, honored, & called vpon. And suffer thou no longer the honour, which onelie is due vnto thee, to be impiouslie and lewdlie giuen vnto bread, wine, ima∣ges, and dead mens bones. Thy holie name hath now beene long enough dishonoured with reproches, the purenesse of thy Gospell hath now beene long enough polluted; enough & a great deale too much haue men abused the institution of thy sonnes supper vnto most vnpure idolatrie. Stop at the length, O Lord, these fu∣ries of men, which are mad, and doo most miserablie ouerthrowe themselues. Let them not anie longer with bread and wine, vnder the name of the sacrament of thy sonne, so shameleslie and desperatelie vpon eue∣rie hill, vnder euerie tree, in all high waies, streets, tem∣ples, and chappels, commit fornication, and so horriblie

and detestablie defile thy holie religion. Vnlesse thou, O omnipotent God, by thy mightie hand doo rid and turne awaie these things, there is no more hope of mans saluation, and cleansing againe of thy church. Helpe, O God, helpe thy people, whom thou hast re∣deemed with the bloud of thy sonne. And thou Iesus Christ, the true and eternall God, confirme this worke, which thou hast begun, and bring the same to a desired end: or else, if there be no hope of recouerie, and that there shall be no more in thy church anie publike and open place for thy truth, come quicklie and hasten thy iudgement, and for the glorie of thy name turne awaie so shamefull contumelie from thy holie supper, which thou, of thine incredible mercie and singular goodnesse hast instituted: who, with the Father and the holie Ghost, liuest and reignest world with∣out end, Amen.

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