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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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II. God hath determined all things in his eternal counsel and hath before hand ordained them to the best ends.
II. God hath determined all things in his eternall counsell and hath before hand ordayned them to the best ends.
And we believe that God hath not only foreseen all things and that they are present in his sight, 1but also in that his most wise and eternal counsel he hath certainly established whatsoever did or doeth appertain to the creation and government of the world, or to the selecting of his church from the unclean filth of other people, or to our redemption and eternal salvation: and that he ordained through his infinite goodness, that those evils which in his wisdom he would suffer to be done, should be to good ends: so that not one hair can fall from our head, 2without the will of the Father, or without cause.
And we beleeue that God hath not onely foreseene all things and that they are present in his sight, 1but also in that his most wise and eternall counsell he hath certenly established whatsoeuer did or doeth appertaine to the creation and gouernement of the world, or to the selecting of his church from the vncleane filth of other people, or to our redemption and eternall saluation: and that he ordained through his infinite goodnesse, that those euills which in his wisedome he would suffer to be done, should bee to good endes: so that not one haire can fall from our head,