A15859:248
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.
Yet to be different one from the other touching the manner of dispensation of the one and the other: partly for that he saith, I will make my Covenant ⟨p. 233⟩not according to (or after) that Covenant, that is, after the same manner; 2. partly, for that he saith, I will write the Law in their hearts; as if he should say, whereas before I had written it in Tables of stone.
Yet to be different one frō the other touching the manner of dispensation of the one and the other: partly for that he saith, I wil make my Couenant ⟨p. 233⟩not according to (or after) that Couenant, that is, after the same manner; 2. partly, for that he saith, I wil write the Law in their hearts; as if he should say, whereas before I had written it in Tables of stone.
For that he opposeth the new man to the old; and therefore he saith that this was made frustrate of the people, because they observed not the law: and therefore they did not observe it, because they had it not written in their hearts; therefore the new should be everlasting, for that the Law written in their hearts should be loved of the new people and therefore kept; therefore the study of observing the Law, to be perpetual in the regenerate, and so faith in Christ to be perpetual which is the main point of the Law.
For that he opposeh the new man to the old; and therefore hee saith that this was made frustrate of the people, because they obserued not the law: and therefore they did not obserue it, because they had it not written in their heartes; therefore the new should bee euerlasting, for that the Law written in their hearts should be loued of the new people and therefore kept; therefore the study of obseruing the Law, to bee perpetuall in the regenerate, and so faith in Christ to be perpetual which is the maine poynt of the Law.