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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.
The whole Treatise of the Book of Life is distinguished into these Positions.
A BOOK is not ascribed to God, but only Metaphorically, and it is nothing else but an eternal, certain, and firm Decree, and ⟨p. 308⟩Prescience in God, for all such things: which either he or we are intending to do.
A BOOKE is not ascribed to God, but onely Metaphorically, and it is nothing else but an eternall, certaine, and firme Decree, and ⟨p. 308⟩Praescience in God, for all such things: which either he or wee are intending to doe.
2 Three Books by Metaphor are attributed to God: One is, wherein all men and their names were written, yea even before they were borne. And this is nothing else but the Prescience, whereby God from all eternity did foresee all men whom he did purpose to create, their names and actions, whereof in Psal. 139. and appertaineth to Gods providence: so that it may be called the Book of Gods providence. The next is that wherein are written all men which are born and1 their actions, that every one according to their actions may likewise be judged, whereof