A15859:213
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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And after the offence committed Peter presently was so penitent for his fact, that he wept bitterly for his sin. So do also the Godly. But Judas although he came to the Priests, and restoring the money, said; I have sinned in betraying innocent ⟨p. 201⟩blood; yet do we not read that he lamented, and truly sorrowed for his offence committed. Wherefore in that he hanged himself, he did not so from sorrow for sin, but for that he saw that his life should be with perpetual infamy, for the betraying his master, specially for so small a sum of money. So the wicked do sometime grieve, for their sin, but not properly for the sin it self, but either for shame, or for punishment temporal or eternal, whereinto they see they are fallen: wherefore the wicked do not declare by such repentances that they hate the evil which they have committed, but only the punishment whereunto they are liable: but contrariwise the Saints▪ do indeed detest the sins committed, and hate them. Who in these two Apostles, cannot see what difference there is between the sins of the wicked and the godly; between the wills of one and other in their sins?
And after the offence committed Peter presently was so penitent for his fact, that hee wept bitterly for his sinne. So do also the Godly. But Iudas although hee came to the Priests, and restoring the mony, said; I haue sinned in betraying innocent ⟨p. 201⟩blood; yet do we not read that hee lamented, and truely sorrowed for his offence committed. Wherefore in that he hanged himselfe, hee did not so from sorrow for sinne, but for that he saw that his life should bee with perpetuall infamie, for the betraying his maister, specially for so small a summe of money. So the wicked do sometime greeue, for their sinne, but not properly for the sinne it selfe, but either for shame, or for punishment temporall or eternall, whereinto they see they are fallen: wherefore the wicked do not declare by such repentances that they hate the euil which they haue committed, but onely the punishment whervnto they are liable: but contrariwise the Saints▪ do indeed detest the sinnes committed, and hate them. Who in these two Apostles, cannot see what difference there is betweene the sinnes of the wicked and the godly; between the willes of one and other in their sinnes?