A15859:425
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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18 Some medicines cannot so cure diseases, but withal in some sort they do hurt the bodies of the sick, yet not therefore is the Physician at any hand accused as Author of this hurt, of such as are wise, but rather contrariwise commended as cause of the cure: And the reason is; for that he did prescribe the remedy for this end, not to harm, but to heal. Therefore although excaecation & induration cannot so ⟨p. 329⟩be punishments of sins, but withal they must be sins and causes of sins; yet cannot God therefore, who beblindeth and hardeneth, be accused as the Author of sin, but commended rather as a revenger of sins: for that in making blind the wicked properly, he doth not propose properly this end to himself, that they should commit sin; but rather this end, that he might inflict punishment upon their iniquities.
18 Some medicines cannot so cure diseases, but withall in some sort they doe hurt the bodies of the sick, yet not therefore is the Physition at any hand accused as Author of this hurt, of such as are wise, but rather contrariwise commended as cause of the cure: And the reason is; for that he did praescribe the remedie for this end, not to harme, but to heale. Therefore although excaecation & induration cannot so ⟨p. 329⟩bee punishments of sinnes, but withall they must bee sinnes and causes of sinnes; yet cannot God therefore, who beblindeth and hardeneth, bee accused as the Author of sinne, but commended rather as a reuenger of sinnes: for that in making blind the wicked properly, he doth not propose properly this end to himselfe, that they should commit sinne; but rather this end, that hee might inflict punishment vpon their iniquities.
19 By the Law sin is augmented, Rom. 7. And God gave this Law: yet cannot God therefore in any sort be accounted the Author of the sin increased; for that to that end he gave not his Law properly, That by it Sin might abound; but rather on the contrary, That by it, it should not only be acknowledged but also restrained. Therefore neither in that he beblindeth and hardeneth, from whence are sins augmented in the wicked, is he, or can he be called the Author of