A15859:390
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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29 Neither Predestination, nor God, can be said to be the cause of the sins which wicked men do commit; or that God did predestinate the wicked to sin; both for that the warfare whereby wicked men do sin is not of God, but of Satan; as also for that God hath predestinate none to sins, as they ⟨p. 317⟩be sins, but only as they be either actions in themselves, and therefore not evil, or punishments of sin.
29 Neither Praedestination, nor God, can be said to be the cause of the sinnes which wicked men do commit; or that God did praedestinate the wicked to sinne; both for that the warfare whereby wicked men do sinne is not of God, but of Satan; as also for that God hath praedestinate none to sinnes, as they ⟨p. 317⟩be sinnes, but onely as they be either actions in themselues, and therfore not euill, or punishments of sinne.
30 Rather therefore the wicked in doing these things do sin, to the doing whereof they are predestinate of God; because the works of God, otherwise in themselves good, they do infect with the naughtiness of their fleshly mind.
30 Rather therefore the wicked in doing these things do sinne, to the doing whereof they are praedestinate of God; because the workes of God, otherwise in themselues good, they doe infect with the naughtinesse of their fleshly mind.
31 Therefore the proper efficient cause of sin, is that home-bred infidelity and malice in men.