A15859:255
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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Joh. 3. Except a man be borne of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God Now it cannot be but that the Elect must enter into the Kingdom of heaven, and be saved; for they cannot perish. Joh. 10. Rom. 8. Therefore the Elect of necessity, not without Regeneration, must depart hence unto life everlasting. And Regeneration is once only wrought, and in signification ⟨p. 239⟩thereof the Baptism of water is also once dispensed. But if any hold opinion, That Regeneration must again the second and third time be repeated and infused, then necessarily Baptism it self must be repeated and often received; specially, if in the speech of Joh. 3. cap. we will understand by the name of water Baptism by water. For in that place the spirit and water are so conjoined, as that the one is inseparable from the other. Therefore Regeneration once effected by the holy Spirit, by the same is also conserved unto the end. Your selves also1 in your Confession, An. dom. 1539. do confirm this Argument For thus you put down in the seventh Article. This Regeneration jointly with all the merits of Christ, the holy Spirit inspireth in the hearts of the faithful; & doth confirm them therein unto the end.
Ioh. 3. Except a man bee borne of water and the Holy Ghost, hee cannot enter into the Kingdome of God Now it cannot be but that the Elect must enter into the Kingdome of heauen, and bee saued; for they cannot perish. Ioh. 10. Rom. 8. Therefore the Elect of necessitie, not without Regeneration, must depart hence vnto life euerlasting. And Regeneration is once onely wrought, and in signification ⟨p. 239⟩