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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15859	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.; Speculum Christianum. English	Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.; Nelson, Henry, fl. 1614.	1614 (1614)	STC 26121A.7; ESTC S111786	125,039	404

SPECVLVM CHRISTIANVM OR A CHRISTIAN SVRVEY for the Conscience CONTAINING THREE TRACTATES OF THAT EMINENT GRAVE and learned Diuine Maister HIEROM ZANCHIVS 1 Of the end of the World 2 Of the pers●uerance of the Saints 3 A summarie Abridgement of his Praelections Englished for the good of Gods Church and for a warning to wicked and impenitent men By H. N. Lege intellige dilige LONDON Printed by GEORGE ELD 1614. TO HIS VERY REVEREND GRAVE AND learned Tutors his good and louing friends M. Doctor S●●nton Doctor in Diuinity Deane of the Cathedral Church of 〈◊〉 And M. Iohn Knewstub Bacheler in Diuinity a vigilant Pastor and R●●tor of the parochiall Church of C●ck-field in Suffol●e H. N. p●a●●th grace and peace health and happines in Christ for euer ⸪ GRateful testimonies of thankefulnes and loue are both Christian and commendable and exemplified by a Ioh. 11. 3. 5. 35. 36. Christ himselfe by S. Paul b Ro 16. 4. 2. Tim 1. 16. 17. 18. and other most excellent instruments Ingratum fi dixeris scelestum dixeri● in the Church of Christ This consideration did as it were kindle the cole and excite mine affections to combine you both in this one signification of my thankful remembrance you are ancient and kinde friends in fayth and loue and in the fellowship of that famous Society of S. Iohns Colledge in Cambridge and trained vp ab originibus in one Nurcery of good literature in the Northern-parts happily founden by Maister doctor Lupton in the Towne of Sedberge his owne natiue soile from whence haue beene transplanted and in due time many haue sprung vp and so become goodly fruitfull plants and some Cedar-trees in the Church of England my selfe likewise was brought vp successiuely in the same Schoole and after vnder your wings and comfortable Tuitions in the same worthy c Vetus verbum Illa 〈◊〉 totiu●●●●è Ora●●●um 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Colledge whereof I was an vnworthy member and doe blesse GOD that euer I knew the walles thereof And withall in retaliation of dutie so long as I liue I will instantly and ioyntly pray as Moses wished to Ioseph and his seed That d Deu. 33. 16. the good will of him that dwelt in the bush may come both vppon it and you My mediocritie in any seruice for Gods Church if there bee any in mee is totallie your owne and therefore I will verie ioyfully and cheerefully by allusion or rather by a little inuersion borrow leaue and tender this my gratefull testimonie with that forme of words wherewith P. Orosius did dedicate his Storie to Saint Augustine his Maister and Tutor Totum quod in me vestrum sit quod a vobis ad vos redit or as Carneades Cyrenaeus thankefullie protested of Chrysippus one of Zeno his disciples a most e Si apud Di●os Dialectica ●a●●retur n●n temerè alia esset quàm quae a Chrysippo inuenta ●uit acute Philosopher after the diligent reading of his bookes which were in number 75. as some report Si Chrysippus nòn esset ego nòn essem I was yours when I was but a Neophyte and now by the grace of GOD I am that I am and am still yours and doe wish heartily that I might become being now hoare-headed as the Germaine Sonne of such shining and burning lights in the Church of GOD whose giftes and labours are condignelie of note and price in the harts of many I haue englished these Treatises of that graue and learned Diuine Maister Hierome Zanchius and in this regard I tooke them in hand for that in f Not vnlike to that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whereof Athaneus lib. 11. for varietie and vse Argument and matter they are exceeding effectuall befitting this sinfull and sottish Age or rather this degenerating downefall of all sorts of men They are fruitfull in many considerations to preuent curiositie to abandon securitie to rowze vp the drowsie Christian to detect the Temporizer to kindle zeale to worke vigilancie to enforce repentance to minister consolation to teach the wise to hearten the weake to confirme faith and hope of Heauen and Happinesse to dant vngodlinesse in such sort as hee that runneth may read in capitall letters and hee that readeth with iudgement and conscience may finde singular edification When I had made an end I resolued in this kinde to salute you both which as it commeth with an honest heart so I perswaded my selfe it would bee accepted with the right hand I pray you censure and if there bee no let yeeld your approbation Of you twaine I haue iust cause to vouch as Maister I. Caluin sometime Prae● in Epist ad Rom. writ vppon the like occasion to Simon Grynaeus two eminent Diuines in the care of Gods Church Quorum iudicio si omnes plurimum iure deferant ego nihil non deferre debeo And so remaining yours et animo vsu I doe recommend you both and your godly endeuours for the furtheranc● of the Gospell of Christ to his most gracious and aboundant blessing for his great Name sake Amen Hougham cum Maston Maij 20. 1611. Your Worships vnworthy Pupill and louing friend H. NELSON CERTAINE PRAELECTIONS OF THAT WORTHY DEFENDER OF the Christian Faith Hiero. Zanchiv● ●pon these words 1. Ioh. 2. 18. Little Childr●● it is the last time BECAVSE this present place doth seem to require that I speak somewhat of the end of the world for such as haue written of the end of the World doe make allegation euen of this Text and this question hath and doth at this day put many to bus●●●s therfore I will b●i●●●y make manifest what my sentence is touching the same And this question verily I will clearely discusse in sixe capitall 〈◊〉 The first shall be Whether this World finally shall come to an end The next Whether wee may certainely know it The third Whether a Christian man may lawfully search out when this end of the World and the returne of the Lord Christ shal be Fourthly what might be the reason why the Lord neither formerly would nor yet will haue vs know this time Fiftly What be the signe precedent of the end of this World and whether from them wee may designe the certaine time wherein the Lord will come 〈◊〉 si●t touching the duties of a Christian in thi● controuersie concerning the end of the World As touching the first 〈◊〉 point Three sorts of 〈◊〉 haue d●nied that this world shall haue an end The first were the Philosoph●rs chiefly the P●r●patecia●s for these were of opinion That thi● World neither eue● had beginning nor euer should haue endi●g and therefore Mankinde as euen at this present so in the same tenour and course perpetually to liue in the World But this crue therefore held this opinion for that being destitute of the light of the word of God in the inquisition of the truth they were led onely by the blinde wisedome of the flesh for the naturall man doth not perceiue