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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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And herein he seemeth not to regard the judgement of his Roman church, 1which otherwise in every place he maketh equal with God himself; for that church so acknowledgeth original sin, as it doth not vouchsafe so much as the churchyard for burying of those infants, which die without baptism; & requireth, that the devil be by exorcisms expelled from young infants when that they be brought to baptism, because it saith they be bondslaves of the devil. Which I do not therefore speak, 2because I would either allow those exorcisms, or would have them to be retained still: for this must be obtained of God by prayers, and we must not deal as if we would seem by miracles to heal a man possessed with the devil: and seeing at this day there is no such gift extant in the church, there is no cause why we should imitate the same. Neither do we grant, that the infants not yet baptised, are assaulted of the devil. 3Also Innocentius the bishop of Room, who lived in the time of Augustine, condemning Pelagius, was of the very same mind that we be of, concerning original sin. We ought not to extenuate this evil, otherwise we shall extenuate the benefit of Christ: and they which will not acknowledge this sin, they be neither sorrowful for it nor yet seek remedy of Christ. Truly Pighius herein went further also than the Pelagians; for they only denied the propagation of sin by Adam. But Pighius crieth out, that that opinion is wicked and blasphemous, & reproachful against God. Again, they thought this enough, to say that infants, dying without baptism, shall both be excluded from the kingdom of heaven, & also be placed in the pains of hell. But this man dreameth, that they shall be happy through a certain natural blessedness; and so happy, as they shall bless, praise, and love the Lord with all their mind, with all their hart, and with all their strength.
And herein he séemeth not to regard the iudgement of his Romane church, 1which otherwise in euery place he maketh equall with God himselfe; for that church so acknowledgeth originall sin, as it doth not vouchsafe so much as the churchyard for burieng of those infants, which die without baptisme; & requireth, that the deuill be by exorcismes expelled from yoong infants when that they be brought to baptisme, bicause it saith they be bondslaues of the diuell. Which I doo not therefore speake,