A15859:54
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.
I pass over this, That the Fathers and some others do construe this place, as that other cap. 7. of three years and a half, wherein that last Antichrist was said by the Ancients should reign; for those days 1290. are the same (in their opinion) with a time, times, and half a time, because they amount to three years and a half. Finally, some there be who would have here a repetition and explanation of that, which also before in the end of the 9. Chapter he had said, viz. of that time, within which the daily sacrifice being utterly taken away, the Temple likewise should be destroyed by the Romans, ⟨p. 48⟩never again to be re-edified; that is, within three years and a half more or less, for so long time was that war protracted, and finished: after which presently ensued the horrible vastation both of City and Nation. And thus they read the words of the Angel; And touching the time wherein I said the daily sacrifice should be removed, and the abomination of desolation erected, are 1290 days; so that this (they say) is the true sense thereof: O Daniel, thou hast desired to know when the final end of all things shall be, I have showed thee that the end is sealed and closed up; neither that to thee nor any other mortal man shall be made any other revelation, then as is already revealed: But concerning the end of the Sacrifices, Policy, and Government of the Jews, as also of the War to be waged against them, whereof also I have treated in the 9. chapter, if thou wilt learn the certainty when this shall have an end or final determination, ⟨p. 49⟩I can commonstrate unto you a most certain supputation, (that is to say) That it shall be finished within 1290. days, nay, within 1335 days. Thus hold these men. Therefore out of Daniel can no certain time be observed, touching the end of the World; but only that this time is determined with God, but yet unknown to us; and that in this time the Church should be strangely afflicted. For, Daniel making enquiry for this end, answer was made, Go thou Daniel, for the words of this Book are made up and sealed, until the time of the end: Many shall be purified, made white and tried, and the wicked shall do wickedly. Dan. 12.
I passe ouer this, That the Fathers and some others doe construe this place, as that other cap. 7. of three yeares and a halfe, wherein that last Antichrist was said by the Ancients should raigne; for those daies 1290. are the same (in their opinion) with a time, times, and halfe a time, because they amount to three yeeres and a halfe. Finally, some there bee who would haue here a repetition and explanation of that, which also before in the end of the 9. Chapter he had said, viz. of that time, within which the daily sacrifice being vtterly taken away, the Temple likewise should be destroyed by the Romans,