A15859:190
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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Luther likewise doth deliver t•• same thing, in every place, T• ▪ 5▪ […] Comment major▪ in ep. ad Gal▪ 5. […] these words; The works of t•• […] are manifest. He saith in […] terms▪ That David and Peter▪ […] they committed those […] sins, did sin of infirmity and not of set malice. Here-upon▪ […] (saith he) speaking of the […] saith, the flesh in them doth lust […] the spirit: therefore the desires and conflicts of the flesh will not be •• sent, yet do they not therefore presently hurt such as feel them▪ But hereof we must thus judge▪ it is o•• thing to be solicited of the flesh▪ and not willingly to endure the co• cupiscences thereof▪ but to walk in the spirit, and to resist them▪ &• ▪ •nd another thing to assent •nto t•• flesh, and i• security to fulfil the ⟨p. 175⟩works thereof, and persist in them; ••d yet in the mean space to dis•••ble piety, and to brag of the spi•i• &c. The former sort he comforteth while he saith, that they are ed by the spirit; and are under the lw: to the other sort he threateneth eternal destruction. Nay sometime it falleth out That the Saints do fall and fulfil the lusts of the flesh; as David fell with a grievous nd terrible downfall: besides, he was the cause of many mens murder, when his will was, that Uriah should perish in the battle: and thereby also he gave occasion to the enemies of God, to boast against the people of God, to adore their own Idols, and to blaspheme the God of Israel. Peter like-wise did horribly fall, when he denied his Master. But yet although those sins were heinous, yet were they committed, not of the contempt of God or malice fore-thought, but of infirmity. Besides, being admonished they do not persevere obstinate in their sins,