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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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I. God did foreknow and foresee all things from the beginning.
I. God did foreknovv and foresee all thinges from the beginning.
WE believe that God before he made the world, even then from before all things, by his immeasurable wisdom, foreknew all things, yea and what good he meant himself to do, and what ill he meant to suffer to be done: so far forth as nothing was ever hidden or could be hidden from him, but all things, aswell what hath bin done, is done, or shall be done, as what can ⟨p. 15⟩be done, though it never be done, 1we doubt not but hath and doth lye open and manifest all ways in his sight.
WE beleeue that God before he made the worlde, euen then from before all things, by his immeasurable wisedome, foreknew all things, yea and what good he ment himselfe to doe, and what ill he meant to suffer to be done: so farr forth as nothing was euer hidden or could be hidden from him, but all things, aswel what hath bin done, is done, or shallbe done, as what cā ⟨p. 15⟩be done, though it neuer be done, 1wee doubt not but hath and doth lye open and manifest all waies in his sight.