A15859:162
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.
Neither yet is it to be understood of the temporary faith of that other ⟨p. 139⟩sort of hypocrites, that is, of th••, who seem to themselves so •• believe from the heart and truly in Christ, and by a certain […] sanctity of life, do both ••gui•• themselves and others; […] much •• at no hand they do acknowledge their hypocritical faith, though God himself doth well […] that it is not altogether in […] and truth. For there be many, in whose hearts, fraud, hypocrisy, i• piety, doth so lie hid, that even themselves cannot find it out […] knowledge it, but God only. I••. 17. The hart of man is wicked and •• searchable, and who shall know •• Of this kind were they of whom Joh. 2. Many, seeing the signs which he did, believed in him: but Jesus did not commit himself unto them for that he knew them all, and had no need that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man: as though ••e should have said, They were ignorant of their incredulity, ••rking in them, and of fraud and hypocrisy ⟨p. 140⟩lying secretly in their hearts, but yet Christ knew their qualities, & whether they did truly believe or not, •or he alone knew what was in man. Such like are all they who are called of the Lord [Greek or Hebrew] temporizers: for their faith is not sincere, therefore not true, though both to themselves and others they appear to be endued with true and sincere faith. But that their faith is not found, nor justifying, I will ratify hereafter both by the manifest testimonies of holy Scripture, and of Luther and Bucer. Wherefore seeing neither their faith is true nor sincere, neither their sanctity and piety; themselves cannot be true Saints, or truly religious. And our Question is of the true faith of true Saints.