A14350:987
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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Even so, 1we confess that the children of the christians, which appertain unto the election of God, be holy; but yet they be infected with original sin, because they are by nature the children of wrath, even as others be. But if so be God do not put away the guiltiness, and impute it not unto them against their salvation; that have they by the grace and free mercy of God, not of the pureness of their own nature. Seeing then they be borne of a corrupted lump, and belong unto the election; we affirm both that they be holy, and are also by nature ⟨p. 239⟩the children of wrath. Wherefore it appeareth in what sort this argument must now be discussed. But they add, that in infants there is nothing spoken, done, or thought against the law of God, & so they have no sin. How shamefully they err in this place, it appeareth by those things, which we have already spoken. 2This is even as much as if they should say; They have no actual sin, Therefore they have no sin: for to argue from the particular to the general by a negative, is the worst kind of reasoning. But they be deceived, because they follow not the general nature of sin, which I have before described, in such sort as it comprehendeth all things, which are by any means repugnant to the law of God.
Euen so, 1we confesse that the children of the christians, which apperteine vnto the election of God, be holie; but yet they be infected with originall sinne, bicause they are by nature the children of wrath, euen as others be. But if so be God doo not put awaie the guiltines, and impute it not vnto them against their saluation; that haue they by the grace and frée mercie of God, not of the purenes of their owne nature. Séeing then they be borne of a corrupted lumpe, and belong vnto the election; we affirme both that they be holie, and are also by nature ⟨p. 239⟩the children of wrath. Wherefore it appeareth in what sort this argument must now be discussed. But they adde, that in infants there is nothing spoken, doone, or thought against the lawe of God, & so they haue no sin. How shamfullie they erre in this place, it appéereth by those things, which we haue alreadie spoken.