A15859:428
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
21 God doth make blind and indurate, in that respect excaecation and induration are the punishments of sin. For whatsoever God ⟨p. 331⟩doth, that also he would from eternity and decreed to do and this is to predestinate. It is therefore no impiety to say, That God did predestinate some from everlasting to excaecation and obduration, not as they be sins, and causes of sins, but as they be punishments of sin.
21 God doth make blind and indurate, in that respect excaecation and induration are the punishments of sinne. For whatsoeuer God ⟨p. 331⟩doth, that also he would from eternitie and decreed to doe and this is to praedestinate. It is therefore no impietie to say, That God did praedestinate some from euerlasting to excaecation and obduration, not as they be sinnes, and causes of sinnes, but as they bee punishments of sinne.
22 There is a double Evil, of fault, and of penalty; and there is an Evil of fault, which is not of punishment, and there is another which is also of punishment: and contrariwise there is an evil of punishment which is not of sin, and another so of punishment, as it is also of sin.
22 There is a double Euill, of fault, and of penaltie; and there is an Euill of fault, which is not of punishment, and there is another which is also of punishment: and contrariwise there is an euill of punishment which is not of sinne, and another so of punishment, as it is also of sinne.