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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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10 The third, that is the Predestination of the Saints, is that eternal and immutable Decree of God, whereby, without any merits of men, he hath with himself determined some certain men being brought in due time into this life, & fallen together with others by the work of the Devil into sin and1 death, to ingraft into CHRIST, and by faith to justify, and being ingrafted into Christ to regenerate, and to sanctify unto his hests, being sanctified by a continual forgiveness of daily sins to attend upon, and by the perpetual grace ⟨p. 311⟩of the holy Spirit; finally, as the Sons of God, and co-heirs with Christ of the celestial Kingdom, to endue them with a blessed and eternal life; and all this, That in them the mercy and goodness of God may perpetually be magnified, and God himself for ever glorified.
10 The third, that is the Praedestination of the Saints, is that aeternall and immutable Decree of God, whereby, without any merits of men, hee hath with himselfe determined some certaine men beeing brought in due time into this life, & sallen together with others by the worke of the Diuell into sinne and1 death, to ingraft into CHRIST, and by faith to iustifie, and beeing ingrafted into Christ to regenerate, and to sanctifie vnto his hests, beeing sanctified by a continuall forgiuenesse of dayly sinnes to attend vpon, and by the perpetuall grace ⟨p. 311⟩of the holy Spirit; finally, as the Sonnes of God, and co-heires with Christ of the celestiall Kingdome, to endue them with a blessed and aeternall life; and all this, That in them the mercie and goodnesse of God may perpetually bee magnified, and God himselfe for euer glorified.
- 1No free justification by Christ, unless we defend free predestination in Christ. Zanchius.No free iustification by Christ, vnlesse wee defend free praedestination in Christ. Zanchius.