A15859:349
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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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.
4 Grace making grateful, is properly the everlasting favour of ⟨p. 314⟩God, and free benevolence; wherewith he hath loved us in Christ, and whereby he was only moved to elect us unto eternal life, redeem, call, justify, glorify.
4 Grace making gratefull, is properly the euerlasting fauour of ⟨p. 314⟩God, and free beneuolence; wherwith he hath loued vs in Christ, and whereby he was onely moued to elect vs vnto aeternall life, redeeme, call, iustifie, glorifie.
5 This Grace making us acceptable, or the free love and favour of God to us ward, is in God himself; in us only the knowledge & sense thereof.
5 This Grace making vs acceptable, or the free loue and fauour of God to vs ward, is in God himselfe; in vs onely the knowledge & sense thereof.
6 There is indeed a double love of God; one general, whereby he loveth all his creatures, even the very wicked, to wit, in that he willeth and doth well to all: of which Sapient. 11. Another special, wherewith he loveth the Elect only to eternal salvation; of which Rom. 9. Jacob I have loved; and every where in scripture, Yet properly the Grace of God is taken for the free love of God toward the Elect.
6 There is indeed a double loue of God; one generall, whereby hee loueth all his creatures, euen the very wicked, to wit, in that he willeth and doth well to all: of which Sapient. 11. Another speciall, wherwith he loueth the Elect only to aeternall saluation; of which