A15859:235
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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QUEST. IIII. Whether the Saints do persevere in Sin?
QVEST. IIII. Whether the Saints doe perseuere in Sinne?
FOR hence it easily appeareth, what I think, and what is to be holden concerning the fourth Question which is controverted between us, scilicet, Whether any of the Saints, being justified and regenerate, do persevere in their sins to the end, and perish in them? For a certain Divine doth affirm, and endeavoureth to defend this: And I deny, and do contend, That this doctrine is repugnant to Holy Writ, and overturneth the whole course of the Gospel. For how can this be ⟨p. 225⟩a concordance, he that believeth in me, hath everlasting life? how can it be everlasting, if he fall into eternal destruction? how likewise shall that chain of the Apostle continue inviolable. Rom. 8. Those whom he hath Predestinate he hath called, (scilicèt of purpose) and whom he hath called, them also he hath justified, if that the justified can outrageously continue in sin unto the last breath of their life; and run headlong into eternal destruction: Again, if sins reigning cannot befall the Saints, as is before manifested, how can they persevere therein? Therefore the Protestants in their Disputation at Ratisbone, did more truly put down in writing, as we have seen in the places before related, That the Saints, and they who are endued with a true faith, and live thereby, although they fall of frailty, yet do they not commit sins wasting the conscience, much less do they persevere therein. Better also writ Luther, ⟨p. 226⟩in