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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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For neither did we ever read, that the word or any propriety thereof was poured into Abraham's seed: as contrary wise we read that Abraham's seed was taken by the son of God: neither could the proprieties of the word be poured into the human nature, without pouring of the nature it self and the divine essence: seeing they are in very deed nothing else, but the divine essence.
For neither did we euer reade, that the word or any proprietie thereof was powred into Abrahams seede: as contrarie wise we read that Abrahams seede was taken by the sonne of God: neither could the proprieties of the word be powred into the humaine nature, without powring of the nature it selfe and the diuine essence: seing they are in verie deede nothing else, but the diuine essence.
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But the divine nature cannot be transfused into the human, but that the union of the natures must cease, and so a mixture and confusion must be made: and they which are so mixed, do cease to be that which they were.