A15859:62
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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and that shall be ⟨p. 59⟩precedent before the end of the World, but these things appertain to the very end of the world, when indeed (as it is 2. Pet. 3. said) the heavens shall pass away with a noise, and they burning shall be dissolved, and the Elements shall melt away: for I do believe, that this renovation of the Heavens and the world is presignified in those words of the Lord Christ, The Sun shall be darkened, and the Moon shall not give her light, the Stars shall fall from heaven, &c. Thus much shall suffice of the signs.
and that shall bee ⟨p. 59⟩praecedent before the end of the World, but these things appertaine to the very end of the world, when indeed (as it is 2. Pet. 3. said) the heauens shall passe away with a noise, and they burning shall be dissolued, and the Elements shall melt away: for I doe beleeue, that this renouation of the Heauens and the world is praesignified in those words of the Lord Christ, The Sunne shall bee darkned, and the Moon shal not giue her light, the Stars shall fall from heauen, &c. Thus much shall suffice of the signes.
But in this place two doubts do arise: the first, how that can accord which the Apostle writeth, Romans. 11. of the conversion of the Jewish Nation about the end of the world, with that voice of Christ. Luk. 18. When the Son of Man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? For if then little faith shall be found in the earth; how then shall a full multitude of Jewish people be converted, viz. by the faith in Christ? Therefore there shall be little and much faith