A15859:250
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.
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 ⟨p. 235⟩same thing the same Apostle purposed to signify 2. Cor. 3. when he termeth them his, and the Epistle of Christ, written by the spirit of God, in the fleshy Tables of the heart: They were the Epistle of Christ, for that he by his spirit properly had engraven that Law (whereof Jeremiah speaketh) in their hearts: They were likewise the Epistle, of Paul, for that Christ did use Pauls labour, thereby to write the Gospel in them. Therefore he calleth them his Epistle written in the Tables of the heart, that he might intimate thereby, that they were his glory (both) living and perpetual.
For that he saith I wil write in their hearts, it is in sense as if he had said, I wil effect that my law shal be firmly sized in their hearts, they shall take continuall delight therein, and therein shal meditate day and night ⟨p. 234⟩And so euery iust & godly man doth say with Dauid, Thy law is in the midst of my heart, that is fixed & imprinted, & therevpon I am affected with cōtinual study of the obseruation therof. For that whch is written in the hart is perpetuall & can neuer be blotted out. So doth the Apostle speake of the Law of nature written in their hearts, saying; The Gentiles who are wthout the Law (of Moses written in Tables) doe shew that they haue the worke of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them. By which phrase of speach the apostle doth signifie, that the Law of nature which was written in al men, euen the Gentiles by God could neuer be vtterly raced out of the harts & minds of men; yet after sinne (came it) but that as yet continually men do feele the accusation thereof in their conscience. Therefore this manner of speach doth signifie; That thinges written by God in the heart are perpetuall and can neuer be blotted out. The