A15859:99
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.
But whether it be weak or strong, great or small, always true faith, (besides others) hath two essential and inseparable properties, without which it cannot be called true & justifying faith. The one is life: the other is perpetuity. For first, it is necessary that it be lively, exciting the life of Christ in the believer, that is, which doth kindle in the heart of a faithful man new & heavenly motions, new and celestial cogitations new & heavenly desires, finally, new and celestial affections, conformable to the law of God, & often expelling ⟨p. 92⟩terrene cogitations. Which thing is signified in the Scriptures by the name of purification of the heart, and of mortification of the flesh, and vilification of the spirit, and crucifying, and burial of the old man▪ and renewing and resuscitating of the new man; withal, in the other parts, that it be powerful, and working through love, towards God and our neighbours. This property in every place the holy Spirit enforceth in the Scriptures, but more specially in the epistles of James and John, it teacheth purposely this property to be so essential to •aith, that unless this be present, it can in no case be called true and justifying faith. Of this first property there is no contention amongest.
But whether it be weak or strong, great or small, alwaies true faith, (besides others) hath two essentiall and inseparable properties, without which it cannot be caled true & iusiustifying faith. The one is life: the other is perpetuity. For first, it is necessary that it be liuely, exciting the life of Christ in the belieuer, that is, which doth kindle in the heart of a faithful man new & heauenly motions, new and caelestiall cogitations new & heauenly desires, finally, new and celestial affections, conformable to the law of God, & often expelling ⟨p. 92⟩terrene cogitations. Which thing is signified in the Scriptures by the name of purification of the heart, and of mortification of the flesh, and vi•ification of the spirit, and crucifing, and buriall of the old man▪ and renewing and resuscitating of the new man; withall, in the other parts, that it be powerful, and working through loue, towards God and our neighbours. This property in euery place the holy Spirit enforceth in the Scriptures, but more specially in the epistles of Iames and Iohn, it teacheth purposely this property to bee so essentiall to aith, that vnlesse this be present, it can in no case be called true and iustifying faith. Of this first property there is no contention amongest.