A15859:278
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
LUTHER in Postilis 1Major. in Evang. Nativit. Do•ini. Describing in the shepherds themselves the quality of both, to wit, of true and not true, of Divine (as he speaketh) and of humane faith▪ he teacheth the nature of true faith to be constant, perpetual, and immovable, but of Faith not true, that in fine it utterly faileth. These are his words.
LVTHER in Postilis 1Maior. in Euang. Natiuit. Do•ini. Describing in the shepheards themselues the qualitie of both, to wit, of true and not true, of Diuine (as he speaketh) and of humane faith▪ hee teacheth the nature of true faith to bee constant, perpetuall, and immoueable, but of Faith not true, that in fine it vtterly faileth. These are his words.
- 1True faith perpetual, and immovable.True faith perpetuall, and immoueable.
And from hence take out the difference ⟨p. 258⟩of faith, both divine and humane. Humane faith doth adhere to the mans person, give credence, believe his word, and honour him for the speakers sake. But Divine faith contrariwise doth clean fast to the Word, which is God himself; and doth believe, put affiance, and reverence it, not for the speakers sake, but doth perceive the word so certainly, that no man can remove him from it. Such were these Samaritans of whom we read Joh. 4. That at the first indeed they were by the voice of a Damsel excited to hear Christ; but after the hearing of him, they said to the woman, We do not now believe for thy word sake, but for that we have known him to be that Saviour of the World. On the contrary side, so many as gave faith to Christ, moved with his person and miracles, all of them again fell away when Christ was crucified. So always it hath been, and so it must be at this day, unless the Word of it self do clearly manifest it self