A15859:71
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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thirdly, that by seeing of them we do not yet determine how long this (quickly) shall endure; for that many of them are come to pass, and yet the Lord cometh not. Besides, no signs do bend that way, that by them we may be enabled to define the certain time of his coming, and of the end of the world. Therefore the Lord did first prognosticate the signs, Matthew. 24. and then, le•t any man should yet think, that he could gather how much space of time remained touching the Lords coming, he added, ⟨p. 71⟩Of that day knoweth no man. We see therefore that this sequel hath no coherence. The signs are fore-told that do fore-run the end of the world: therefore when they formerly come to pass, and are accomplished; we may not thence observe how much time certainly remaineth until his coming; for that there be other uses (as is manifested already) of the signs, then that by them we either can or ought to conclude the certain time of the world. But by all these we may easily collect what a Christian man may do in this question, touching the end of the world. Now then out of things already spoken let us discuss the duties of a Christian man to be observed in this question of the worlds ending.
thirdly, that by seeing of them wee doe not yet determine how long this (quickly) shall endure; for that many of them are come to passe, and yet the Lord commeth not. Besides, no signes doe bend that way, that by them we may be enabled to define the certaine time of his comming, and of the end of the world. Therefore the Lord did first prognosticate the signes, Matthew. 24. and then, le•t any man should yet thinke, that hee could gather how much space of time remained touching the Lords comming, he added, ⟨p. 71⟩Of that day knoweth no man. We see therefore that this sequele hath no coherence. The signes are fore-told that doe fore-runne the end of the world: therefore when they formerly come to passe, and are accomplished; we may not thence obserue how much time certainely remaineth vntill his comming; for that there be other vses (as is manifested already) of the signes, then that by them wee either can or ought to conclude the certaine time of the world. But by all these wee may easily collect what a Christian man may doe in this question, touching the end of the world. Now then out of things allready spoken let vs discusse the duties of a Christian man to be obserued in this question of the worlds ending.