A15859:302
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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We likewise, according to Bucers doctrine, do teach that both the Elect and Reprobate when they sin by consent, may be said to fall from grace and faith, but not altogether after the same manner. For the Reprobate, for that they do sin against conscience plenarily, they do utterly and fully fall from grace, and do entirely loose that temporary faith totally which they had.
We likewise, according to Bucers doctrine, doe teach thatt both the Elect and Reprobate when they sinne by consent, may be said to fall from grace and faith, but not altogether after the same manner. For the Reprobate, for that they doe sinne against conscience plenarily, they do vtterly and fully fall from grace, and doe entirely loose that temporary faith totally which they had.
But the Elect, for that they do not sin with a full will, and full consent, therefore neither fully nor utterly they fall away from grace, ⟨p. 275⟩neither utterly loose their faith, but partly; that is they are so said to fall from the grace of their heavenly father, as sons from the grace of their parents, when as they by their evil manners or offences do provoke them to anger yet so, as that they neither cease to be parents, nor they to be children. And so they are said to loose faith, as fire is said to be extinguished, when either by wet fuel cast upon it, it is suffocated, or for want of wood the heat is remitted; but yet so, as the whole fire is not put out. Therefore by these places nothing is concluded against such and such others produced by me for Perseverance.
But the Elect, for that they doe not sinne with a full will, and full consent, therefore neither fully nor vtterly they fall away from grace, ⟨p. 275⟩neither vtterly loose their faith, but partly; that is they are so said to fal from the grace of their heauenly father, as sonnes from the grace of their parents, when as they by their euil manners or offences do prouoke them to anger yet so, as that they neither cease to be parents, nor they to be children. And so they are said to loose faith, as fire is said to bee extinguished, when either by wet fuel cast vppon it, it is suffocated, or for want of wood the heat is remitted; but yet so, as the whole fire is not put out. Therefore by these places nothing is concluded against such and such others produced by me for Perseuerance.