A15859:146
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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Grace therefore is taken secondarily §2for the effects of that Grace, or favour and love, whereby God hath embraced us before all worlds: which effects being different, the graces also are called diverse; for they are all given freely, and all effects of the first Grace. And chiefly, that gift of faith, whereby we acknowledge that first Grace: and feel it, •is termed Grace; from this also I say, that the Elect cannot fall. Regeneration in like sort is a ⟨p. 122⟩singular grace of God, neither an• they utterly deprived of this grace▪ for the Holy Spirit doth preserve that in the Elect, even until the last breath, as hereafter I will declare▪ Also Remission of sins is a grace• for it is freely given, and from this they never fall, because the sinner once remitted shall never be again imputed unto them. For his gifts and calling are without repentance▪ Rom. 11. The fear of God also▪ hope, and Love towards God, ar• singular graces; neither do the Elect wholly loose these graces; neither are they ever hailed to this pass that they contemn God▪ as Epicures do, or that they utterly despair of God, o• hate him. Finally, all those effects which in no wise are separable from faith, are called Graces; and mine endeavour is, that they can never in the Elect be utterly extinguished: for that if faith can never be totally extinct, neither can such effects as are inseparably joined with faith be utterly wasted Therefore ⟨p. 123⟩I do understand, touching all these Graces, in this Question, That the Saints cannot fully fall from Grace.
Grace therefore is taken secondarily §2