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H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which novve at length being 70. yeares…
H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years of age, he caused to be published in the name of himself & his family. Englished in sense agreeable, and in words as answerable to his own latin copy, as in so grave a mans work is requisite: for the profit of all the unlearneder sort, of English christians, that desire to know his judgement in matters of faith.H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he caused to bee published in the name of himselfe & his family. Englished in sense agreeable, and in words as answerable to his ovvne latine copie, as in so graue a mans worke is requisite: for the profite of all the vnlearneder sort, of English christians, that desire to know his iudgement in matters of faith.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599
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Wherefore, like as, by this, that Christ is showed to be every wherein his own essence, he is proved to be true God: So if any would prove the body of Jesus Christ to exist every where in it own essence, they must either deny that Christs deity is proved by that argument, or else they must needs frame a new god and that a corporal one.
Wherefore, like as, by this, that Christ is shewed to be euery wherein his own essence, he is prooued to be true God: So if any would prooue the bodie of Iesus Christ to exist euerie where in it owne essence, they must either denie that Christs deity is prooued by that argument, or els they must needs frame a new god and that a corporall one.
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Christs body indeed is present, not only in it own virtue, but also in substance, to the minds of all godly men, receiving the same by true faith, and so by Christs spirit growing more and more into one with the same Christ, no less, nay more then the sun is to the eyes of all them which see: but yet Christs body can aswell exist in many places at once (much less every where,) in that manner of existing, where in it is in heaven: as the body of the sun can exist in all the pats of heaven and earth in the very same sort, that it is in his own sphere.