A15859:291
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.
Rom. 8. in the Question of Predestination. pag. 361. not much before the conclusion of the Third Question, He concludeth Predestination to be a Divine designment of the Saints unto this, that they should be made partakers of everlasting salvation by Christ the Lord. This verily is salvation (saith he) that being inspired with Gods Spirit, thou mayest most fully see & soundly judge that which is truly good, and prose quute the same with a most eager and constant study. Here of it is a good consequent, That therefore the Elect unto life eternal are also Elect to this, that they should prose quute that which is good with a continual study, or with perseverance. And that which is by God decreed, cannot be made frustrate: wherefore the Elect and Saints cannot but persevere in faith.
Rom. 8. in the Quaestion of Praedestination. pag. 361. not much before the conclusion of the Third Question, He concludeth Predestination to be a Diuine designement of the Saints vnto this, that they should bee made partakers of euerlasting saluation by Christ the Lord. This verily is saluation (saith hee) that being inspired with Gods Spirit, thou maist most fully see & soundly iudge that which is truely good, and prose quute the same with a most eager and constant studie. Here of it is a good consequent, That therfore the Elect vnto life aeternall are also Elect to this, that they should prose quute that which is good with a continuall studie, or with perseuerance. And that which is by God decreed, cannot be made frustrate: wherefore the Elect and Saints cannot but perseuere in faith.
Likewise in ep. ad. Eph s. c•p. 1. upon these words, He hath chosen us that we should be holy; Paul (saith he) Romans. 8. doth treat of Election, as ⟨p. 266⟩is meet; And when the Saints are compassed with most grievous afflictions, they would often distrust amongst these evils whereunto they are thrown, of the glory promised to the sons of God, if they did not rely upon this buckler. For it will come to pass, that whatsoever their sufferings be, they shall be at last glorified. Neither can they be dispelled by any thing out of their inheritance which is in Christ Jesus: He is our everlasting Mediator, and we for ever joined unto him: our union with Christ is inseparable, nether can it be but for ever.