A15859:155
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.
The third […] of such who because they are elected to ••ue holiness ⟨p. 131⟩and thereunto are effectually called, truly justified, and truly regene•••• and sanctified, and replenished with true that is lively and perpetual […] and have the law of God writte• […] their hearts, finally, are never des•• tute totally of the holy Spirit, therefore after they are once truly e• dued with true faith, and engra•••• into Christ, have beg•n to hate […] truly, love Gods Law, and labour from the heart for true and christi••• sanctity▪ in that their study they d• soe continently proceed, as […] though at some time they […] •aint-hearted, yet do they never utterly give it ove•, but therein pierce uere unto the end. For so doth Christ define such a• are truly Saint•, •• der the name of his disciples, John •, […] are […], if y• […] in my […] which words […] considera•ely […], T•. 7. […] et […] chap 19 […] determineth, those only to be […] the disciples of Christ, the sons of God, and Saints, who conti•••• ⟨p. 132⟩to the end in the word and faith of Christ. Lastly (saith he C•l. 1336.) The Lord the Saviour saith, If y•e abide in my word ye are verily my disciples. Was Judas to be numbered amongst them who did not continue in his word? are they to be reckoned amongst them, of whom the Gospel thus speaketh? when the Lord had commanded his flesh to be eaten, and his blood to be drunk the Evangelist saith. These thing as spke he in the Siagogus, teaching in Caperum: Many therefore of his Disciples hearing, said, this is a hard saying who can hear it? Jesus therefore knowing within himself that his disciples […] at this, said unto them; doth this offend you? if therefore you shall see the Son of man, ascending where he was before? it is the spirit that quickeneth, but the flesh profiteth nothing at all, the words which I spake unto you are spirit and life. But there e some of you ere that do not believe. For Jesus knew from the be […] who should believe, and who