Predestination and Justification: Two Theological Loci - Couverture souple
Livre 8 sur 10: The Peter Martyr Library
Synopsis
This eighth volume of The Peter Martyr Library presents Peter Martyr Vermigli's most extensive and mature discussions of two cornerstone doctrines of Protestant theology: predestination and justification. Drawn from his monumental commentary on Paul's Letter to the Romans, these two theological loci represent full-fledged treatises that stand among the most significant contributions to Reformed theological thought.
Written during Vermigli's tenure as Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford (1550-1552), these treatises emerged from his strategic lectures on Romans—chosen deliberately to advance the English Reformation. Vermigli saw himself as England's chief articulator of continental Reformed theology, and these loci represent his systematic engagement with the theological controversies that defined the Protestant movement.
The locus on predestination methodically examines the nature, cause, effects, and necessity of God's eternal decree, engaging with opponents from Albert Pighius to the doctors of Trent. The locus on justification presents a comprehensive biblical and patristic defense of justification by faith alone, directly confronting Roman Catholic teaching and the emerging debates following the Council of Trent.
Editor Frank A. James III, having devoted two doctoral dissertations to these very topics, provides expert translation and extensive annotations. His research reveals that Vermigli's understanding of predestination derives not from Calvin or other Protestant reformers, but from the fourteenth-century Augustinian Gregory of Rimini, demonstrating the theological diversity among early Reformers.
These treatises showcase Vermigli's remarkable scholarly depth, combining rigorous biblical exegesis with extensive patristic learning to address the most controverted questions of his day. They reveal why contemporaries considered him one of the most acute Reformed theologians of his generation.
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