A14350:939
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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17 This corrupting also is of so great importance, (as Augustine saith in the third book against Julianus the twelve chapter;) that by the same, the image of God is become a stranger unto the life of man, through the blindness of the heart; 1which blindness (saith he) is sin, and doth not sufficiently agree with mans nature. The same father, in his first book De peccatorum meritis & remissione, the 36. chapter, where he allegeth that those words of David; Remember not the sins and ignorances of my youth, 2maketh mention of most thick darkness of ignorance, that is in the minds of young children, while as yet they be in their mothers wombs: which know not wherefore, from whence, or when they were there enclosed. For there lieth the poor infant unlearned, unapt to be taught, unable to conceive what a commandment is, being ignorant where he is, what he is, of whom he was created, and of whom he was begotten: 3all which things did nothing agree with the nature of man, as it was first created, but be rather corruptions of nature. For Adam was not so created, but he was able doth to understand the commandment of God, and to give names to his wife, and to all living creatures: but in infants, a long time must be expected, whereby they may by little and little pass over this kind of dizziness. Moreover, that this kind of ignorance is to be accounted sin, Reticius the most ancient bishop of Auston beareth record, 4as Augustine testifieth in his first book against Julianus. For when he speaketh of baptism, thus he writeth; It is a principal indulgence in the church, wherein we cast away all the burden of the old crime, and do blot out the old wicked acts of our ignorance, and do put off the old man with his natural ungraciousness. By these words we understand, that wickedness is natural unto us; & that the sins of ignorance are taken away in baptism. Wherefore, seeing infants are baptised; they by the authority of this father are proved to have sins, and that their old ignorance is abolished in baptism.
17 This corrupting also is of so great importance, (as Augustine saith in the third booke against Iulianus the twelfe chapter;) that by the same, the image of God is become a stranger vnto the life of man, through the blindnes of the heart;