A15859:323
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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Now hear your selves in your Confession An. Domini 1539. art. 7. This sole and only Mediator hath taken away our sins, reconciled us to his father, hath imparted to all them the holy Spirit and Regeneration, whom the Father hath given unto him, and such as hear his word. This Regeneration together with all the merits of Christ, the holy Spirit inspireth into the hearts of the faithful, & doth conserve it unto the end. Let the word of conservation be observed; if the holy Spirit in the Elect do conserve Regeneration unto the end, and (that) for the merits of Christ, who hath obtained both of them unto us; And Regeneration cannot be preserved, unless faith also be withal conserved: Therefore the Elect cannot, being now regenerate, and by faith, in grafted into Christ, utterly fall away from faith and from Christ; and (that) for the prayer and merits of Christ. Now the conclusion of that your confession is thus put ⟨p. 301⟩down word for word; Whatsoever is repugnant to that which is now spoken, we acknowledge to be erroneous and false, and therefore worthily to be renounced: But that doctrine diametrically is repugnant, Whereby it is denied, That in the Elect (regenerate) regeneration once begun cannot by the Holy Spirit be conserved unto the end; and therefore also that assertion, That the Regenerate can loose, & that many of them indeed have lost and do loose the Spirit of Regeneration. Therefore what to judge of this Position, and how to determine, you understand.
Now heare your selues in your Confession An. Domini 1539. art. 7. This sole and onely Mediatour hath taken away our sinnes, reconciled vs to his father, hath imparted to all them the holy Spirit and Regeneration, whom the Father hath giuen vnto him, and such as heare his word. This Regeneration together with all the merits of Christ, the holy Spirit inspireth into the hearts of the faithfull, & doth conserue it vnto the end. Let the word of conseruation be obserued; if the holy Spirit in the Elect do conserue Regeneration vnto the end, and (that) for the merits of Christ, who hath obtained both of them vnto vs; And Regeneration cannot bee preserued, vnlesse faith also be withall conserued: Therefore the Elect cannot, being now regenerate, and by faith, in graffed into Christ, vtterly fall away from faith and from Christ; and (that) for the praier and merits of Christ. Now the conclusion of that your confession is thus put ⟨p. 301⟩