A15859:297
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 then presently: They sin (saith he) but they do not lie in their sins, neither doth sin reign in them: but finally they are erected, and hear, and follow their shepherd.
And then presently: They sinne (saith hee) but they doe not lie in their sinnes, neither doth sin reigne in them: but finally they are erected, and heare, and follow their shephea•d.
Rom. 8. Sect. 4. upon this, In that we pray, &c. pag. 343. The Saints ⟨p. 271⟩indeed do live and are led with the spirit of Christ, as Paul taught a little before; but while our most gracious Father doth humble us with adversity, and doth make us see our Nothingness of our selves, There this spirit, whereby we cry Abba Father, which doth contestate the good will of God towards us, in all things, and withal doth make us even glory in our afflictions, as it were is oppressed; the flesh which is weak to all honest things prevaileth, the terror of Gods judgment doth wholly possess us. From hence we feel nothing but detestation of Gods judgements, but a deploring of our own lot, and accusation of God to burst forth, and to be tossed too and fro in our minds. Hereupon are those most grievous complaints of Job, Jeremiah, and the Psalmist. God now is accused of excessive and unjust severity; we curse his holy and just works; we do execrate our whole life, and such things as were serviceable to produce ⟨p. 272⟩or preserve life▪ So Job and Jeremiah did curse the very night and day wherein they were conceived and borne. But because, in that, though most grievous precipitation and intolerable exagitation of mind, the Saints do still live in the Spirit of God; for the same doth never forsake them; therefore hath it uncessantly its operation in them, and always the motion thereof. And that is nothing else but to cry Abba, father, that is to pray for Gods help.