A15859:312
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.
It is therefore manifest, that such as lead a godless life, though they brag of the name of Christ, yet they do not abide in Christ. What then shall become of such as do not continue in Christ? Verily the self-same thing as is wont to befall the branches not abiding in the Vine: for they being cut off from the Vine, are cast out, and being withered they are gathered into bundles, and thrown into the fire, to burn; neither are they fit for any other use but to feed the fire. These things Brentius.
It is therefore manifest, that such as leade a godlesse life, though they bragge of the name of Christ, yet they doe not abide in Christ. What then shall become of such as doe not continue in Christ? Verily the selfe-same thing as is woont to befall the branches not abiding in the Vine: for they being cut off from the Vine, are cast out, and being withered they are gathered into bundels, and throwne into the fire, to burne; neither are they fit for any other vse but to feed the fire. These things Brentius.
Here I do find three ranks of men; Apostates, Hypocrites, and licentious livers, or notoriously wicked.
Heere I doe finde three rankes of men; Apostats, Hypocrites, and licentious liuers, or notoriouslie wicked.
The fourth, which is of the Saints, that is of such as which neither in perfidy do revolt from the faith of Christ to Judaism or Turkism, neither ⟨p. 287⟩do repose their confidence, either to tall or in part, in their own merits, but fully and entirely in sole Christ alone, neither yet either lead a wicked life, or give over themselves captives to sin, but rather study for sanctity of life, and resist sin: And although, while they walk aright, they do slip and offend sometime, yet never do they either love sin, or commit sin with a full consent of will, or persevere in sin. Therefore he either holdeth opinion, that men truly holy, and truly believing in Christ do always remain in Christ; and therefore never to fall utterly from faith and from Christ; or if he think that even the very Saints can fall from Christ, then did he not recount all sorts of such men as do not abide in Christ: or finally, if he will have even this same kind that is of the Saints, to be comprised in any of the three former, he hath done great injury to the Saints, that he hath not distinguished them, and