A15859:230
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.
As touching the Saints, first, before Satan and Sin do make any assault against them, in them there is no purpose to obey or serve Sin: for they hate it with perpetual hatred. Again, in the assault and incursion of Sin, striving to draw them to the obedience thereof, they, so far as strength will work, do resist & encounter against it; though sometime they are wounded and fall down buffeted: but this cometh upon them against their wills. Finally, after this, by imbecility sometimes being surprised, they do obey sin a fresh, they do by the force of the Spirit thereunto ⟨p. 217⟩fortified, redintegrate the battle against Sin, as against a Capital and perpetual enemy, and do continue this combat unto the end of their days. Gal. 5. How therefore can it be said, that Sin reigneth in the Saints, or that the Saints do obey Sin, as their King, to fulfil the lusts thereof?
As touching the Saints, first, before Satan and Sinne doe make any assault against them, in them there is no purpose to obey or serue Sin: for they hate it with perpetuall hatred. Againe, in the assault and incursion of Sinne, striuing to draw them to the obedience therof, they, so farre as strength will worke, doe resist & encounter against it; though sometime they are wounded and fall downe buffeted: but this commeth vpon them against their wils. Finally, after this, by imbecillitie sometimes beeing surprized, they doe obey sinne a fresh, they doe by the force of the Spirit thereunto ⟨p. 217⟩fortified, redintigrate the battell against Sinne, as against a Capitall and perpetuall enemie, and doe continue this combate vnto the end of their daies. Gal. 5. How therfore can it be said, that Sinne reigneth in the Saints, or that the Saints doe obey Sinne, as their King, to fulfill the lusts thereof?
John in his Canonical Epistle