A15859:97
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.
Bucer doth apparently acknowledge this in many places, as in Ep. and Ephes. Cap. 1. as also he delivereth this distinction of faith (into Habit and Act) Lib. de reconcilia. Eccles. controvers de reconciliand articul. justific. pag. 170. & 126. He putteth down these express words, To believe in habit, and to believe in act, and both to be effected by the inspiration of the spirit. And in Ep. ad Rom. c. 9. q. de. lib. arb. he doth not dislike the School-men do call that the habitual gift of grace which the Apostle calleth the inward man. And who will deny faith to be the gift of God, and a faculty infused by the holy spirit, whereby ⟨p. 90⟩we believe in Christ? Therefore that faith sometime is taken for the Act, sometime for the Habit it is without all controversy.
Bucer doth apparantly accknowledge this in many places, as in Ep. and Ephes. Cap. 1. as also he deliuereth this destinction of faith (into Habit and Act) Lib. de reconcilia. Eccles. controuers de reconciliand articul. iustific. pag. 170. & 126. He putteth downe these expresse wordes, To beleeue in habit, and to beleeue in act, and both to bee effected by the inspiration of the spirit. And in Ep. ad Rom. c. 9. q. de. lib. arb. hee doth not dislike the School-men do call that the habituall gift of grace which the Apostle calleth the inward man. And who wil deny faith to be the guift of God, and a faculty infused by the holy spirit, wherby ⟨p. 90⟩we beleeue in Christ? Therefore that faith somtime is taken for the Act, sometime for the Habit it is without all controuersie.
This true faith is distinguished into strong, which is called great; and weak which is called little faith in the Scriptures: for in some it is strong and great, in other some infirm and little; nay in the same man1