A14350:962
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 punishments themselves, so far forth as they be punishments, do pertain to the nature of goodness; howbeit, as they proceed from us, they are sins. For we affirm not, that God himself doth by himself pollute the soul, 1when he createth it; for it draweth the filthiness of sin from the corrupted body, whereunto it is adjoined. But mans wisdom in this thing is very much offended; 2for it thinketh that in no wise there ought to be made such a conjunction: for it seemeth to be like, as if a man should cast a precious thing into an unclean vessel. Also it appeareth an unjust thing, that the soul, which hath done neither good nor ill, should be joined with a body; and to draw from it original sin: yea rather, that if it be so, men should abstain from procreation. As those also, which have the leprosy, are persuaded to refrain (if it be possible) from procreation, least they might proceed thereby to infect mankind. 3And because the end, whereunto man is instituted, is eternal felicity; it seemeth not convenient, that the soul should be placed in that body, whereby it should be called back from the end prescribed. And as it is unjust, that that soul, which hath not sinned, should be punished in hell fire; even so it seemeth unjust, that the same should be cast into that body, wherein it incurreth not pain, ⟨p. 232⟩as in hell, but sin, and the hatred of God, which be more grievous; and doth so incur, as it can by no means avoid it.
And punishments themselues, so far foorth as they be punishments, doo perteine to the nature of goodnesse; howbeit, as they procéed from vs, they are sinnes. For we affirme not, that God himselfe doth by himselfe pollute the soule, 1when he createth it; for it draweth the filthinesse of sinne from the corrupted bodie, wherevnto it is adioined. But mans wisedome in this thing is verie much offended; 2for it thinketh that in no wise there ought to be made such a coniunction: for it séemeth to be like, as if a man should cast a pretious thing into an vncleane vessell. Also it appéereth an vniust thing, that the soule, which hath doone neither good nor ill, should be ioined with a bodie; and to drawe from it originall sinne: yea rather, that if it be so, men should absteine from procreation. As those also, which haue the leprosie, are persuaded to refraine (if it be possible) from procreation, least they might procéed thereby to infect mankind.