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The Common Places Part I. – The Knowledge of God by Nature and Scripture Peter Martyr Vermigli Monergism Books
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Though it is rare for these errors to remain post-edit, unfortunately they may remain if uncaught. My sincere apologies in advance where such errors occur. As the Puritan Edward Leigh once said "If thou findest faults and Errata in the book, let love cover them, for to err (as the Satirist saith) is the sad privilege of mortality, and he (of all men) erreth most, who challengeth a privilege from error." Also, the symbol <H&G>, when included, signifies omitted Hebrew & Greek. Lastly, some archaic words may be updated to more contemporary terminology; but changes have been kept to a bare minimum.
Contents PREF. I. To the Most Excellent, Mighty, and Religious.
PREF. II. To The Christian Reader.
PREF. III. A Brief way how Ministers should order their Studious Exercises.
1. CHAP. I. Of the Ends of Good and Evil among the Christians.
2. CHAP. II. Of the Natural Knowledge of God by the Things Created: and whereunto this knowledge tendeth. And whether there be any that knoweth not God. Out of the Epistle to the Rom. 1:19.
3. CHAP. III. Concerning Prophesy; out of 1 Sam. 19:33.
4. CHAP. IV. Of Visions; and how, and how much God may be Known of Men. Out of Judg. 6:22.
5. CHAP. V. Of Dreams; chiefly out of Judg. 7:13.
6. CHAP. VI. Of the Holy Scriptures; out of the Preface upon 1st Corinthians.
7. CHAP. VII. Whether Young and Incompetent Men, and finally any other sort are to be Excluded from Hearing of the Word of God.
8. CHAP. VIII. Of Lots, whereby God's counsel was asked: and first of Urim and Thummim; which were so called, of charity and perfection.
9. CHAP. IX. Of Miracles; and what Power they be of to Establish Faith and Doctrine.
10. CHAP. X. Of Appearing's of Devils; of their answers, and sundry illusions.
11. CHAP. XI. Of a Good Intent, Zeal, Prescription, and Custom; all which the superstitious sort are wont to allege against the Word.
12. CHAP. XII. Of Sundry Things attributed unto God, and the Holy Trinity; where his Godhead is proved to be in the Son and in the Holy Ghost.
13. CHAP. XIII. Of the Creation of All Things; wherein is entreated of Angels, of Men, of the Essence of the Soul, of the Image of God, and of diverse other things.
14. CHAP. XIV. Of Felicity in General, and of the Chiefest Good; out of the commentaries upon Aristotle's Ethics.
15. CHAP. XV. Whether any Man can be Counted Happy, while he liveth in this world.
16. CHAP. XVI. Of Providence; upon Genesis 28:16.
17. CHAP. XVII. Whether God be the Author of sin; out of 2 Sam.
16:22.
18. CHAP. XVIII. How it may be said, that God doth repent, and doth tempt.
19. APPENDIX. Scripture References.