A15859:154
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.
Another sort is of them, who […] only confess and profess Christ […] words, but also in deeds, and in […] honest fashion of living, and that before men and the whole […] of Christ: Add withal, even for many years, and sometime almost […] their life long, they do so make […] ⟨p. 131⟩press declaration, as that no body would otherwise •ensure them, but that they were to be recounted among the true Saints: yet in the mean time fraud lurketh in their hearts, they never in the while love Christ from the heart, they are never delighted in the law of God truly▪ or hate sin heartily. And therefore before God, who knoweth the hearts of all men, and soundeth what is in man, they are never Saints in verity. Thereupon it falleth out that they do not persevere unto the end in their hypocritical sanctity. These men then begin to lead a life according to Christ before men, but because▪ they never begin truly▪ before God, therefore do they neither hold out unto the end before the Church in ••eur […] all ••ctity of life▪ Therefore although they may be called Saints before the Church for • season, y•• they ne••• truly sanc•••ied before God.
Another sort is of them, who 〈…〉 only confesse and professe Chrish 〈…〉 wordes, but also in deedes, and in 〈…〉 honest fashion of liuing, and that before men and the whole 〈…〉 of Christ: Adde withall, euen for many yeares, and sometime almost 〈…〉 their life long, they do so make 〈…〉 ⟨p. 131⟩