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Loci Communes Vol. 1-3 Bundle

$69.50 (List Price: $86.85)

Order this bundle of Vol. 1-3 of the Davenant Press’s ongoing translation of Peter Martyr Vermigli’s Loci Communes, including our new volume On Providence & the Cause of Sin, along with the refreshed editions of the first two volumes of the Loci Communes series, On Original Sin and On Free Will and the Law – all at a 20% discount.

Description

The Vermigli Loci Communes (Common Places) Project makes available in English, for the first time since 1583, the magnum opus of Peter Martyr Vermigli. Originally published in Latin in 1576, the Loci Communes is a lost classic, summarizing key doctrines in Christian theology and disputed issues in the Protestant Reformation. Our project translates short installments of one or two loci apiece, aiming eventually for a complete set of the Common Places in modern English.

Loci Communes

On Original Sin

Vermigli’s searching discussion of original sin reveals the biblical and patristic foundations of this controversial doctrine, and its centrality to Protestant orthodoxy. Along the way, Vermigli offers a scathing critique of the semi-Pelagian Catholic theologian Albert Pighius and defends the Augustinian understanding of sin and grace, in a treatise marked by exegetical skill, historical erudition, and philosophical sophistication.

 

On Free Will and the Law

Presented here in a clear, readable, and learned translation, we first have Vermigli’s deft treatment of the thorny issue of free will. Demonstrating clearly his peerless erudition and subtle mind, Vermigli simultaneously upholds the the fallen will’s enslavement to sin and freedom to act. Likewise, Vermigli’s considerably more brief exposition of the catholic doctrine of the Law alongside his criticisms of Manichean and Pelagian errors is a helpful summary of Protestant teaching on this issue. 

 

On Providence and the Cause of Sin

Presented here in a clear, readable, and learned translation, we first have Vermigli’s treatment of the topic of providence, accompanied by related questions on God’s control over both the Fall and temptation to sin. With his characteristic rigor, Vermigli provides a masterful Reformed articulation of the relationship between necessity, contingency, and God’s sovereignty. With the Scriptures as his final authority, the Church Fathers as his guides, and philosophy as his handmaid, Vermigli produced Loci that withstand the rigors of time and remain a helpful guide to Protestants everywhere.