A15859:249
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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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.
For that he saith I will write in their hearts, it is in sense as if he had said, I will effect that my law shall be firmly sized in their hearts, they shall take continual delight therein, and therein shall meditate day and night ⟨p. 234⟩And so every just & godly man doth say with David, Thy law is in the midst of my heart, that is fixed & imprinted, & thereupon I am affected with continual study of the observation thereof. For that which is written in the hart is perpetual & can never be blotted out. So doth the Apostle speak of the Law of nature written in their hearts, saying; The Gentiles who are without the Law (of Moses written in Tables) do show that they have the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them. By which phrase of speech the apostle doth signify, that the Law of nature which was written in all men, even the Gentiles by God could never be utterly raced out of the harts & minds of men; yet after sin (came it) but that as yet continually men do feel the accusation thereof in their conscience. Therefore this manner of speech doth signify; That things written by God in the heart are perpetual and can never be blotted out. The