A15859:171
Speculum Christianum
Speculum Christianum or, A Christian survey for the conscience Containing, three tractates of that eminent, grave, and learned divine, master Hierome Zanchius. 1. Of the end of the world. 2. Of the perseverance of the saints. 3. A summary abridgement of his protections. Englished for the good of Gods church, and for a warning to wicked and impenitent men. By H.N.Speculum Christianum or, A Christian suruey for the conscience Containing, three tractates of that eminent, graue, and learned diuine, maister Hierome Zanchius. 1. Of the end of the world. 2. Of the perseuerance of the saints. 3. A summarie abridgement of his protections. Englished for the good of Gods church, and for a warning to wicked and impenitent men. By H.N.
London: printed by George Eld, 1614
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Neither yet is the Question, whether the Saints by these their sins do disturb, that is, as the Apostle speaketh Ephes. •. do make sad, both the Holy Spirit dwelling within them, as also their own Spirit, that is, the inward man. For this is a thing confessed, and all the Saints ⟨p. 152⟩do feel it when they sin and after they sin, that their spirit, mind•• and conscience is troubled & wounded: for (as it were) a certain violence is offered to the spirit and conscience when we sin by co• sent. From thence ariseth perturb• tion of mind. Now because the Holy Spirit inhabiting in the hea••• of the godly, and guiding and […] porting the inward man, from […] it cometh to pass, that our spirit being disturbed, that is, the […] regenerate and inward, the Holy Spirit inhabiting, is also by Paul said to be grieved, by a form •• speech borrowed from men. For thi• disturbance David likewise complaineth Psal. 29. Thou didst […] thy face from me O God▪ and I was troubled: by which words he doth manifest, as Augustine also observeth, That the Saints both do f•ll into sin, when God doth but a little turn away his face, and doth leave them to their own will, and so they are troubled; as also which ⟨p. 153⟩God again turneth his countenance and aspect upon them, then […] they again finally repurged and strengthened. So likewise it fell out i• Peter.
Neither yet is the Question, whether the Saints by these their sinnes doe disturbe, that is, as the Apostle speaketh Ephes. •. doe make sad, both the Holy Spirit dwelling within them, as also their owne Spirit, that is, the inward man. For this is a thing confessed, and all the Saints