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A15859 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.; Speculum Christianum. English Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.; Nelson, Henry, fl. 1614. 1614 (1614) STC 26121A.7; ESTC S111786 125,039 404

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hitherto_o have_v and_o pray_v god_n continual_o to_o increase_v my_o faith_n help_v my_o unbelief_n lest_o either_o he_o be_v draw_v away_o with_o such_o a_o number_n of_o antichrist_n or_o be_v unprepared_a when_o the_o lord_n jesus_n come_v and_o call_v so_o be_v it_o amen_n this_o testimony_n of_o oecolampadius_n can_v neither_o my_o adversary_n nor_o any_o other_o reject_v as_o discordant_a with_o the_o augustane_n confession_n or_o coudemne_v it_o as_o haereticall_a doctrine_n but_o he_o must_v withal_o reject_v and_o condemn_v d._n hedion_n as_o one_o who_o do_v approve_v doctrine_n both_o haeretical_a and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o augustane_n confession_n and_o propose_v it_o to_o be_v read_v and_o receive_v of_o the_o people_n of_o a_o argentme_n for_o strausburg_n strausburg_n he_o translate_v these_o
yet_o do_v they_o not_o therefore_o present_o hurt_v such_o as_o feel_v they_o but_o hereof_o we_o must_v thus_o judge_v it_o be_v o●●_n thing_n to_o be_v solicit_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o not_o willing_o to_o endure_v the_o concupiscence_n thereof_o but_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o resist_v they_o &_o ●_o ●nd_v another_o thing_n to_o assent_v ●nto_o t●●_n flesh_n and_o i●_n security_n to_o fulfil_v the_o work_n thereof_o and_o persist_v in_o they_o use_v yet_o in_o the_o mean_a space_n to_o dis●●●ble_a piety_n and_o to_o brag_v of_o the_o spi●i●_n etc._n etc._n the_o former_a sort_n he_o comfor●eth_v while_o he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v ●ed_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v under_o the_o l●w_n to_o the_o other_o sort_n he_o threaten_v eternal_a destruction_n nay_o sometime_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o saint_n do_v fall_v and_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o david_n fall_v with_o a_o grievous_a ●nd_n terrible_a downfall_n beside_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o man_n murder_n when_o his_o will_n be_v that_o vriah_n shall_v perish_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o thereby_o also_o he_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o boast_v against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o adore_v their_o own_o idol_n and_o to_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n peter_n likewise_o do_v horrible_o fall_v when_o he_o deny_v his_o master_n but_o yet_o although_o those_o sin_n be_v h●inous_a yet_o be_v they_o commit_v not_o of_o the_o contempt_n of_o god_n or_o malice_n forethought_a but_o of_o infirmity_n beside_o be_v admonish_v they_o do_v not_o persevere_v obstinate_a in_o their_o sin_n but_o repent_v therefore_o ●_o 〈…〉_o doctor_n do_v no●_n well_o 〈…〉_o in_o the_o school_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christ_n with_o the_o whole_a 〈…〉_o with_o his_o whole_a heart_n do_v 〈…〉_o christ._n luth●r_n he●●_n 〈…〉_o again_o a_o little_a after_o th●●_n 〈…〉_o he_o faith_n whereforeth●_n 〈…〉_o sin_n fall_v ●nd_v even_o g●●_n 〈…〉_o but_o it_o be_v by_o ignorance_n f●●_n 〈…〉_o they_o will_v not_o deny_v c●●i●●_n 〈◊〉_d loose_a the_o gospel_n th●se_o 〈…〉_o therefore_o neither_o do_v peter_n 〈…〉_o deny_v christ_n for_o he_o be_v 〈…〉_o and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o willing_o 〈…〉_o he_o therefore_o do_v he_o no●_n 〈…〉_o with_o a_o full_a consent_n of_o wil._n 〈…〉_o buc●r_o every_o where_o do_v 〈…〉_o same_o doctrine_n scilicet_fw-la that_o th●_n 〈…〉_o do_v never_o ●in_v with_o a_o full_a will_n or_o 〈…〉_o the_o heart_n &_o of_o malice_n ●o●●_n 〈…〉_o but_o always_o of_o ignorance_n 〈…〉_o of_o infirmity_n take_v th●se_a 〈…〉_o upon_o rom._n 7._o he_o 〈…〉_o death_n this_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o at_o etc._n etc._n how_o can_v this_o he_o 〈…〉_o that_o we_o will_v that_o which_o ●●_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ye●_n do_v it_o not_o that_o we_o do_v ●●il_n use_v ●●●_o will_v ●●_o not_o ●●●_o hate_v it_o ●ay_n ●●at_o we_o both_o do_v ●nd_v not_o do_v that_o which_o i●●uill_n now_o intend_v to_o determine_v thi●_n question_n first_o he_o ●oth_v inquire_v out_o w●at_a manner_n man_n ●he_v apostle_n speak_v o●_n in_o his_o own_o ●●ample_n and_o summary_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o ●●●●n_n regenerate_v who_o by_o a_o true_a ●aith_n have_v already_o receive_v the_o ●aw_v of_o god_n and_o do_v love_v it_o ●nd_v delight_n in_o it_o but_o yet_o have_v no●_n receive_v such_o a_o plentiful_a portion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o can_v 〈◊〉_d follow_v the_o same_o as_o that_o he_o do_v not_o often_o transgress_v against_o ●●_o not_o only_a by_o concupiscence_n which_o even_o fale_v to_o man_n most_o per●●●t_a but_o likewise_o by_o slide_v into_o 〈◊〉_d and_o filthy_a offence_n as_o be_v fell_a ●●_o d●●●●_n and_o even_o to_o peter_n before_o ●●●●●_o 〈◊〉_d ●_o more_o plentiful_a measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o sea-coast_n for_o there_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o example_n of_o these_o two_o man_n in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o learch_v out_o how_o it_o come_v to_o 〈…〉_o the_o same_o man_n be_v 〈…〉_o do_v both_o will_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o which_o he_o do_v the_o 〈…〉_o that_o it_o so_o come_v to_o 〈…〉_o that_o in_o some_o man_n there_o be_v a_o 〈…〉_o will_v one_o whereby_o he_o do_v 〈…〉_o to_o the_o law_n another_o whereby_o 〈…〉_o do_v that_o which_o he_o 〈…〉_o which_o follow_v the_o 〈…〉_o the_o law_n another_o which_o be_v 〈…〉_o knowledge_n draw_v from_o the_o 〈…〉_o and_o which_o be_v of_o thing_n 〈…〉_o else_o that_o this_o so_o come_v to_o 〈…〉_o for_o that_o in_o the_o regenerate_v there_o 〈…〉_o double_a man_n inward_a and_o 〈…〉_o mind_n and_o flesh_n whereof_o one_o 〈…〉_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o 〈…〉_o to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n from_o 〈…〉_o therefore_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v 〈…〉_o the_o saint_n do_v both_o the_o evil_n 〈…〉_o will_v not_o and_o the_o good_a 〈…〉_o they_o do_v not_o wherefore_o 〈…〉_o not_o with_o full_a consent_n ●●●_o with_o 〈◊〉_d whole_a will_n not_o total_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o double_a man_n again_o in_o rom._n 8._o sect_n 2._o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d not_o li●●_n after_o the_o l●sts_n of_o the_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d teach_v ou●_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o 〈◊〉_d can_v be_v that_o they_o which_o be_v ●●uely_o christ_n and_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o ●●rist_n shall_v li●e_z according_o to_o the_o ●●esh_n and_o he_o foam_v his_o argument_n in_o this_o form_n those_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n possess_v can_v 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o flesh_n but_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n possess_v therefore_o they_o that_o be_v c●rists_n can_v live_v after_o the_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d now_o to_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n 〈◊〉_d voluntary_o and_o with_o a_o willing_a and_o whole_a mind_n to_o follow_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o obey_v the_o l●sts_n thereof_o with_o full_a will_n therefore_o the_o saint_n do_v not_o sin_n with_o the_o whole_a heart_n and_o plenary_a c●●●ent_n of_o will_n idem_fw-la ●●_o mat_n 8_o ●●●t_n 2._o pag._n 〈…〉_o say_v hearein_o the_o saint_n in_o si●●i●g_v ●o_o differ_v from_o the_o reprobate_n for_o that_o they_o do_v hate_v that_o ●uill_a which_o they_o do_v and_o present_o do_v decline_v from_o it_o be_v indeed_o right_o persuade_v of_o god_n use_v his_o will_n whereof_o it_o be_v that_o in_o mind_n they_o 〈…〉_o his_o law_n and_o do_v dete●t_v the_o ●●ill_n of_o 〈…〉_o flesh_n but_o the_o wicked_a do_v love_n 〈…〉_o evil_a they_o commit_v and_o can_v 〈…〉_o perpetual_o to_o adh●●●_n 〈…〉_o but_o only_o that_o they_o flare_v 〈…〉_o either_o from_o god_n 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o 〈…〉_o after_o he_o teach_v that_o the_o 〈…〉_o of_o the_o ●●in●s_n do_v proceed_v from_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d of_o faith_n say_v 〈…〉_o ever_o the_o elect_n do_v ●inne_n it_o 〈…〉_o m●th_v from_o hence_o for_o that_o ●●_o 〈…〉_o they_o 〈◊〉_d defective_a in_o that_o 〈…〉_o swas●on_fw-gr beside_o he_o i'faith_o 〈…〉_o the_o saint_n mind_n want_v 〈◊〉_d ●●nneth_v into_o sin_n the_o 〈…〉_o concupiscence_n thereby_o turn_v 〈◊〉_d the_o edge_n thereof_o id●●_n in_o mat._n 12._o sect_n 4._o pag._n 〈…〉_o have_v these_o word_n whosoever_o 〈◊〉_d the_o know_a truth_n by_o 〈…〉_o voluntary_o f●ll_o into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o willing_o ●o_o sin_n it_o be_v necessary_a 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v former_o condemn_v 〈◊〉_d truth_n and_o that_o be_v to_o 〈…〉_o holy_a spirit_n these_o thinger_n 〈◊〉_d whereupon_o it_o be_v manife_a 〈◊〉_d the_o saint_n eleect_v do_v 〈◊〉_d sin_n against_o the_o ●oly_a ghost_n as_o 〈◊〉_d there_o teach_v therefore_o they_o ne●er_v 〈◊〉_d mind_n to_o impiety_n after_o the_o know_a truth_n that_o i●_n will_v scil●ce●_fw-la 〈◊〉_d full_a will_v they_o do_v never_o sin_n as_o 〈◊〉_d there_o do_v 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o be_v by_o relapse_n to_o fall_v from_o the_o heart_n into_o impiety_n id●●●ect_n 4._o pag._n 308._o the_o elect_n say_v he_o do_v never_o 〈◊〉_d but_o of_o ignorance_n again_o thou_o s●●●●_n at_o all_o time_n perceive_v in_o the_o elect_a a_o c●●tain●_n feed_v of_o god_n and_o st●dy_n of_o the_o truth_n eve●●_a whe●_n they_o oppugn_v the_o ●ruth_n 〈◊〉_d do_v 〈◊〉_d l●●e_n disagree_v with_o it_o again_o ●●_o many_o who_o live_v lewd_o be_v elect_a thou_o may_v perceive_v a_o certain_a 〈◊〉_d love_n of_o right_n and_o ●●st_n and_o the●e_n thing_n he_o write_v of_o the_o elect_n before_o they_o 〈…〉_o tr●●h_o or_o be_v iustify_v how_o ●uch_o mor●_n a●e_v these_o thing_n and_o of_o the_o elect_n be_v now_o ins●●fied_v wherefore_o of_o th●●●●e_n add_v ●●g_a 309_o after_o they_o ha●e_v receive_v the_o 〈◊〉_d ●scilicet_fw-la the_o elect_a what_o they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o sin_v therefore_o for_o that_o they_o be_v tur●ed_v out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o 〈◊〉_d lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n so_o that_o they_o 〈◊〉_d not_o attend_v upon_o the_o know_a 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o never_o
deficient_a ambrose●_n rom._n 8._o nam_fw-la quos_fw-la praescivit_fw-la those_o say_v he_o who_o seem_v to_o believe_v and_o do_v not_o persist_v in_o the_o faith_n begin_v be_v deem_v as_o elect_v of_o god_n for_o that_o who_o god_n have_v choose_v they_o do_v continue_v with_o he_o and_o a_o little_a after_o upon_o these_o word_n quos_fw-la ante_fw-la praedestina●●t_fw-la say_v he_o he_o speak_v the_o same_o as_o before_o because_o who_o god_n have_v foreknow_v as_o sit_v for_o himself_o those_o believe_v persist_v for_o that_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o trimasius_fw-la episcopus_fw-la vticensis_n who_o be_v famous_a the_o very_a same_o time_n in_o africa_n with_o augustine_n in_o 1._o cor._n upon_o these_o word_n that_o your_o faith_n be_v not_o in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n say_v he_o humane_a wisdom_n be_v pleasant_a for_o a_o short_a time_n for_o that_o it_o be_v temporary_a as_o man_n himself_o be_v but_o the_o power_n divine_a be_v eternal_a as_o god_n himself_o be_v therefore_o that_o faith_n be_v permanent_a and_o bestow_v upon_o man_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n pros●er_n episcopus_fw-la rhegi●ns_fw-la augustine_n disciple_n of_o the_o life_n contemplative_a lib._n 3._o cap._n 13._o charity_n say_v he_o as_o i_o think_v be_v a_o right_a will_n alienate_v utter_o from_o all_o terrene_a and_o thing_n present_a conjoin_v and_o unite_v inseparable_o to_o god_n these_o thing_n he_o he_o say_v that_o charity_n be_v a_o right_a will_n for_o that_o charity_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n make_v a_o right_a will_n and_o conjoin_v it_o inseparable_o to_o god_n and_o the_o father_n be_v wont_a to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o charity_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o faith_n work_v by_o love_n therefore_o prosper_n do_v teach_v that_o faith_n which_o work_n eth_z by_o love_n do_v conjoin_v the_o faithful_a to_o god_n inseparable_o gregor_n 1._o to_o 2_o l●b_n in_o ez●ch_n cap._n 1_o hom_n 3._o col_fw-fr 87._o upon_o these_o word_n they_o return_v not_o when_o they_o go_v etc._n etc._n this_o say_v he_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o reprobate_n for_o that_o they_o return_v in_o heart_n into_o aegipt_n the_o truth_n speak_v by_o itself_o no_o man_n put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v b●●●kward_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n indeed_o to_o put_v the_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n be_v as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o ploughshare_n of_o compunction_n to_o open_v the_o soil_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n but_o he_o look_v back_o behind_o the_o plough_n who_o after_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o good_a work_n do_v return_v to_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v forsake_v which_o for_o that_o in_o no_o wise_a it_o befall_v the_o elect_a of_o god_n it_o be_v therefore_o right_o say_v by_o the_o prophet_n vers_fw-la 17._o they_o return_v not_o when_o they_o go_v likewise_o homil._n 5._o they_o return_v not_o when_o they_o walk_v because_o the_o elect_a every_o of_o they_o do_v so_o go_v on_o to_o good_a thing_n as_o that_o they_o do_v not_o retire_v from_o commit_v of_o evil_a thing_n for_o he_o that_o continue_v out_o to_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v again_o in_o the_o same_o homily_n expound_v those_o word_n this_o be_v a_o ruune_a vision_n etc._n etc._n he_o teach●h_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n according_a to_o the_o virtue_n of_o say_v hope_v and_o love_n do_v never_o depart_v from_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o elect_n but_o according_a to_o prophesy_v and_o difference_n of_o tongue_n and_o such_o like_a sometime_o to_o depart_v sometime_o to_o return_v after_o this_o conclude_a say_v he_o therefore_o in_o those_o virtue_n without_o which_o we_o can_v come_v to_o life_n the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o elect_n be_v permanent_a but_o in_o those_o by_o which_o the_o power_n of_o sanctity_n be_v manifest_v sometime_o it_o be_v merciful_o present_a sometime_o merciful_o absent_a thus_o gregory_n 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