A15859:268
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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Pros•er, Episcopus Rhegi•ns. Augustine's disciple, Of the life Contemplative, lib. 3. cap. 13. Charity (saith he) as me thinketh, is a right will alienated ⟨p. 249⟩utterly from all: terrene and things present, conjoined and united inseparably to God. These things he. He saith that Charity is a right will, for that Charity by the Holy Ghost shed abroad in our hearts maketh a right will, and conjoineth it inseparably to God. And the Fathers are wont to ascribe that to Charity, which is proper to faith working by love Therefore Prosper doth teach, that faith which work eth by love▪ doth conjoin the faithful to God inseparably.
Pros•er, Episcopus Rhegi•ns. Augustines disciple, Of the life Contemplatiue, lib. 3. cap. 13. Charity (saith he) as me thinketh, is a right wil alienated ⟨p. 249⟩vtterly from all: terrene and thinges present, conioyned and vnited inseperably to God. These thinges he. He saith that Charity is a right will, for that Charity by the Holy Ghost shed abroad in our hearts maketh a right will, and conioyneth it inseperably to God. And the Fathers are wont to ascribe that to Charity, which is proper to faith working by loue Therfore Prosper doth teach, that faith which work eth by loue▪ doth conioyn the faithfull to God inseperably.
Gregor. 1. To 2 l•b. in Ezech. cap. 1▪ hom. 3. col. 87. upon these words They returned not when they went &c. This (saith he) is spoken of the reprobate, for that they returned in heart into Egypt: the truth speaketh by it self No man putting his hand to the plough and looking bkward, is fit for the Kingdom of God. Indeed, to put the hand to the plough is (as it were) by the ploughshare of compunction, to open the soil of the heart, for to bring forth