A14350:970
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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33 Now let us speak of the punishment. 1Some of the School-divines think the same shall be without feeling. The Pelagians judged, that such should only be banished out of the kingdom of heaven; and appointed nothing else but that. But Pighius addeth this also, that those should be blessed with a certain natural happiness, which die having but this sin only; and that they shall love the Lord, with all their hart, with all their mind, and with all their strength, and shall set forth his name and praise. And although he dare not teach these things for any certainty, yet he alloweth them as very likely. But Augustine De fide ad Petrum, and else-where, not once adjudgeth young infants to hell-fire, if they so die not regenerated. And the holy scriptures do seem to favour his part; for in the last judgement, there shall be but only a double sentence pronounced. ⟨p. 234⟩There is no third place appointed between the saved and condemned. The Papists also, notwithstanding that they think there shall be a purgatory, until the day of judgement; yet do not appoint any mean place between both, after that day. And it is written evidently, that they which believe not in Christ, 2not only shall not have eternal life, but also that the wrath of God resteth upon them. 3And while we be enemies unto Christ, we be called the children of wrath: and there is no doubt, but God doth punish those, with whom he is angry. We will therefore say with Augustine, and with the holy scriptures, that they must be punished. But of the kind and manner of [punishment] we be able to define nothing; but that whereas there be divers sorts of punishments in hell, (for so the scriptures affirm that it shall be easier for some than for other-some) it is credible concerning these, that seeing unto original corruption they joined not actual sin, they shall be the easilier punished. I always except the children of the elect; for we doubt not to number them among the company of believers, although they as yet believed not by reason of their age: even as they which be borne of infidels, are reckoned among the unbelievers, although of themselves they withstand not the faith. So as the children of the godly, departing without baptism, by reason of the covenant that God hath made with their parents, may be saved; if they appertain to the number of such as be predestinate.