A15859:226
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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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.
Therefore there be two sorts of Actual sins, drawn from the two different manners of willing; one, which is so voluntary as that it is also partly involuntary, of which kind of Actions Aristotle treateth in his Ethics, which indeed is not committed with plenary consent, as is expounded before. This likewise I grant befalleth the Saints: for thus sometime they sin, as David and Peter; therefore of this (as is said before) there is no controversy. Neither is it controverted, Whether by this sin the Saints are obliged with a new guilt, by the committing ⟨p. 214⟩thereof, and so also have need of new remission of this new sin? for none of us do deny it.
Therefore there be two sorts of Actuall sinnes, drawne from the two different manners of willing; one, which is so voluntarie as that it is also partly involuntarie, of which kinde of Actions Aristotle treateth in his Ethicks, which indeed is not committed with plenarie consent, as is expounded before. This likewise I grant befalleth the Saints: for thus sometime they sinne, as Dauid and Peter; therefore of this (as is said before) there is no controuersie. Neither is it controuerted, Whether by this sinne the Saints are obliged with a new guilt, by the committing ⟨p. 214⟩thereof, and so also haue need of new remission of this new sinne? for none of vs doe deny it.
Another sort is so un voluntary; as that in no respect it is involuntary; for which cause it is called the sin (properly) against the conscience, that is to say plenary, and utterly wasting the conscience; and therefore even reigning. Therefore the difference between us is, concerning that other kind of actual sin. For our Adversaries do vouch, That the Saints (as Peter) do offend with the whole will, and with all their heart, and so (properly) against the conscience. And for that such sin cannot in any wise consist with faith; therefore hence they conclude, That the Saints may loose faith totally. But contrariwise I do deny, that this kind of sin can befall the Elect, being sanctified an regenerate: and so consequently I deny, That the Elect sanctified can utterly fall from faith and wholly loose the Holy Spirit.