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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
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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.
Ide• in Mat. 7▪ sect, 6. pag. […] ▪ Therefore a godly man thus […] not sin, for that he cannot be •• uen over from the heart to […] and sin, as it is the manner […] wicked; but with the Law of God in mind he shall be still deligh••• ▪ for that the seed of God, of his word, and the Spirit of his children abideth with him, and for that h•• is borne of God▪ yet withal▪ […] that he hath no good in his […] he doth commit many things which he hateth, and are sinne• […] but because he •• not delighted therewith in the inward […] in his heart is addicted •• Christ▪ ⟨p. 183⟩and before all thing• de•••eth to b• correspondent to the image of Christ, neither finally maketh doubt, that all things ••• remitted unto him for the merits of Christ, and that he shall […] to that lik•ne• ▪ there shall also be no […] unto him, although a sinner, for that he abideth in Christ▪ Rom. 8▪ for God will not impute his sins unto him. Wherefore, neither shall they be sins, as they are no debts▪ which the Creditor hath […], […] he […] b obliged, and hath ye mde no payment For which […] he that is Christ as he […] that is, be wholly give, and studi to sin, which only God imputeth and accounteth for sin: so it is necessary, that he endeavour e study of his will to his power, neither account any thing p cious, then to compose himself tally according to his word Ye i the mean while many things according to the flesh […] upon him th […]