A15859:483
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.
12 The place 2. Pet. •. touching Hypocrites, (for he that hath not these t•ungs is blind, which seeth nothing afar off, forgetting that he was purged from his old sins) is to be understood according to the custom of the Holy Scripture; which doth ⟨p. 352⟩call Saints, according to the judgement of Charity, just, and purged from their Sins, although they are not all so before God; so many as are baptized into Christ, and have given their names to Christ, and confess him: for all such are sacramentally cleansed.
12 The place 2. Pet. •. touching Hypocrites, (for hee that hath not these t•ungs is blind, which seeth nothing afarre off, forgetting that he was purged from his old sinnes) is to be vnderstood according to the custome of the Holy Scripture; which doth ⟨p. 352⟩call Saints, according to the iudgement of Charitie, iust, and purged from their Sinnes, although they are not al so before God; so many as are baptized into Christ, and haue giuen their names to Christ, and confesse him: for all such are sacramentally clensed.
13 That of Ezekiel, cap. 18. (If 1the just, do avert from his justice) is not to be understood of him who is truly just, but of him who only seemeth to men to be just. For neither can he who is truly righteous, finally fall from justice to iniquity and die therein; of which final and perfect aversion the Prophet speaketh. Now Hypocrites being just only before men, do never obtain true remission of nnes before God; therefore it cannot be proved by this sentence, that it is frustrate..