A15859:218
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
QUEST. 3. Of the quality of the sins of the Saints.
QUEST. 3. Of the qualitie of the sinnes of the Saints.
OUT of the second Question ariseth the third, which is; Whether the Saints may fall into sin (as Paul speaketh) reigning, or the sin against the conscience, as it is called? But that we may clearly understand what sin is meant in this controversy, we must take notice, that there are three sorts of sins, as the Apostle insinuateth Rom. 6. when he saith, Therefore let not sin reign in your mortal bodies, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
OVT of the second Question ariseth the third, which is; Whether the Saints may fall into sinne (as Paul speaketh) reigning, or the sin against the conscience, as it is called? But that we may clearly vnderstand what sinne is meant in this controuersie, wee must take notice, that there are three sorts of sinnes, as the Apostle insinuateth Rom. 6. when he saith, Therefore let not sinne reigne in your mortall bodies, that yee should obey it in the lusts thereof.
The first, is the sin of Nature, the root & fountain of all other sins, which is termed Original: and this is signified by an excellency of speech, by the name of Sin.
The first, is the sinne of Nature, the root & fountaine of all other sinnes, which is termed Originall: and this is signified by an excellencie of speach, by the name of Sinne.