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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
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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 Apoc. 20. And this belongeth to the general judgment of God: so that it may rightly be termed the Book of the general judgement. And this is nothing else, but the knowledge or remembrance which God hath of all such things as each one hath, or doth do; that ⟨p. 309⟩according to the things he hath done every one may be judged. The third Book is that, wherein all that truly belong to life eternal were written from all eternity, that is, were fore known and predestinate. And this is nothing else, but that eternal and certain Prescience of God, and Predestination of all them, whom God hath decreed eternally2 by Christ to preserve to life everlasting whereupon as in the Scriptures it is called the Book of Life; so also it may be termed the Book of Predestination.
2 Three Bookes by Metaphor are attributed to God: One is, wherein all men and their names were written, yea euen before they were borne. And this is nothing else but the Praescience, wherby God from all aeternitie did foresee all men whom he did purpose to create, their names and actions, whereof in Psal. 139. and appertaineth to Gods prouidence: so that it may be called the Booke of Gods prouidence. The next is that wherein are written all men which are born and1 their actions, that euery one according to their actions may likewise be iudged, whereof