A15859:410
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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3 And although he doth at last forsake all the Reprobate, and deprive them of his light, and so (after a sort) make blind, and indurate all, yet is God said in the Holy writ to beblind and indurate with this kind of excaecation, (of which Isaiah and Moses in Exodus, and the Apostle. Rom. 1. 9.) not all, but only some notorious wicked and obstinate ones.
3 And although hee doth at last forsake all the Reprobate, and depriue them of his light, and so (after a sort) make blind, and indurate al, yet is God said in the Holy writ to beblind and indurate with this kind of excaecation, (of which Esai and Moses in Exodus, and the Apostle. Rom. 1. 9.) not all, but onely some notorious wicked and obstinate ones.
4 The final cause why God doth beblind such Reprobates as he doth make blind, is three-fold. The first is, for that they for their precedent wickedness (as justice requireth) should be punished with other sins. The next, that the Elect by their example might learn to fear God, and not rebelliously to lift up the heel against the Lord. The third, that the ireful displeasure, and power of God against sin, might be manifested to the whole world, ⟨p. 324⟩and so his name celebrated throughout the Earth.
4 The finall cause why God doth beblind such Reprobates as he doth make blind, is three-fold. The first is, for that they for their praecedent wickednesse (as iustice requireth) should be punished with other sins. The next, that the Elect by their example might learne to feare God, and not rebelliously to lift vp the heele against the Lord. The third, that the irefull displeasure, and power of God against sinne, might be manifested to the whole world, ⟨p. 324⟩