A15859:117
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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A description of true faith.
FAITH therefore is a virtue or efficacy, & the same lively and perpetual freely infused into the hearts of the Elect (that is, ours) from the Father for Christ his sake by the Holy Spirit: whereby we being persuaded, that whatsoever is proposed in the writings Prophetical and Apostolical▪ to be the word of God, we embrace totally the Law and the Gospel with an in•ubi•••e and ⟨p. 108⟩constant assent, as the true word of God: and in such sort we do receive them, as that by the Law we do verily acknowledge our sins, feel the wrath of God, despair of our own strength, and are affected with a sound desire of the Mediator, who may take away our sins, pacify Gods anger, minister strength to us for avoiding of sin, and the observation of Gods Law: and by the Gospel we may truly acknowledge Jesus to be very Christ, God and Man, one Mediator, and together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, common to both, our •• uiour, and the same for perpetuities and so acknowledged do […] him; and in all our necessities do call upon him; our whole confidence and hope of the remission of our sins, salvation and life eternal, being settled and defixed upon him alone; and being perpetually affected with the love of him, we may continually bend our studies for to do his Law, and that partly, that ⟨p. 109⟩his Name may be for ever glorified by us, partly, that we may testify our selves to be the children of God, by perpetual obedience, partly, (to conclude) that so many as possibly we can, we may bring, not only by our tongue, but also by the sanctimony of our whole life, unto Christ, and confirm such as are won more and more in his faith. This is my description of faith; and that plenary; and composed of all his causes and principal effects: the singular parts whereof are in a manner formerly proved.