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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Eleventhly, The whole, both Law and Gospel, this is the matter of faith, whereupon it is occupied. For faith doth believe not only the ⟨p. 114⟩Gospel▪ but also the law to be the word of God, and it▪ doth receive and embrace as well the Law as the Gospel.
Eleuenthly, The whole, both Law and Gospell, this is the matter of faith, wherevppon it is occupied. For faith doth beleeue not only the ⟨p. 114⟩Gospell▪ but also the law to bee the word of God, and it▪ doth receiue and embrace as well the Law as the Gospell.
Twelfthly, as the word of God. For although it be preached of men, yet faith entertaineth it not as of men, but as it is the very word of God as the Apostle saith▪
Thirteenthly, with an undoubted and constant assent. For it is the property of true faith to exclude doubtfulness: whereupon i• is also called a full persuasion: for▪ it is the evidence of things not seen. Heb. 11. •. (with constant assent) is added, fo• that true faith doth not now assent, and then dissent; but at all times and constantly giveth her assent, sometime indeed more steadfastly; sometime more weakly; yet it believeth constantly. Fr it never rejecteth the word of God as false.