H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which now at length being 70. years of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: but with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.Let all things be subject to the judgement of the true Catholic church.PRINTED BY JOHN LEGATE, printer to the University of Cambridge. 1599.H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes: but with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.Let all things bee subiect to the iudgement of the true Catholike church.PRINTED BY IOHN LEGAT, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1599.Title page of H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…, Cambridge, 1599

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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…

Name: H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…
Author: Girolamo Zanchi

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.

Girolamo Zanchi 1516–1590Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599

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Confession › Chapter 3 › Aphorism 3: III. All men to be predestinate, some to life and some to death.Confession › Chapter 3 › Aphorism 3: III. All men to be praedestinate, some to life and some to death.

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III. All men to be predestinate, some to life and some to death.

III. All men to be praedestinate, some to life and some to death.

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Wherefore we also doubt not, that God when he created all men (to speak nothing of Angels) in Adam righteous, he foresaw that in him all should sin, and elected some in Christ; ¹that they should be holy and undefiled in his sight in charity, and therefore predestinated them of his mere grace, and according ⟨p. 16⟩to the purpose of his will, ²to eternal life: other some he would not vouchsafe that grace and therefore prepared them as vessels of wrath for destruction, because of his just judgement: that in the one sort his infinite mercy, in the other his justice, might be known to the whole world, to his great glory.

Wherefore we also doubt not, that God when he created all men (to speake nothing of Angells) in Adam righteous, he foresawe that in him all should sinne, and elected some in Christ; ¹that they should be holiē and vndefiled in his sight in charitie, and therefore predestinated them of his meere grace, and according ⟨p. 16⟩to the purpose of his will, ²

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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…

III. All men to be predestinate, some to life and some to death.

III. All men to be praedestinate, some to life and some to death.

IIII. The election of the Saints by free gift.

IIII. The election of the Saintes by free gift.

V. We are predestinate not only to the end, but also to the means.

V. We are pradestinate not onely to the ende, but also to the meanes.

VI. They be not elect, neither can they be saved which are never grafted into Christ by his spirit, and true faith.

VI. They bee not elect, neither can they bee saued vvhich are neuer grafted into Christ by his spirite, and true faith.

VII. Every one ought steadfastly to believe he is • lect in Christ: yet we may be more assured by the feeling of our faith in Christ.

VII. Euerie one ought stedfastlie to beleeue he is • lect in Christ: yet we may be more assured by the feeling of our faith in Christ.

VIII. The causes, why the doctrine of predestination is delivered in the Scriptures.

VIII. The causes, why the doctrine of predestination is deliuered in the Scriptures.

CHAP. IV. Of the omnipotency and will of God.

CHAP. IV. Of the omnipotencie and will of God.

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III. All men to be predestinate, some to life and some to death.

III. All men to be praedestinate, some to life and some to death.

IIII. The election of the Saints by free gift.

IIII. The election of the Saintes by free gift.

V. We are predestinate not only to the end, but also to the means.

V. We are pradestinate not onely to the ende, but also to the meanes.

VI. They be not elect, neither can they be saved which are never grafted into Christ by his spirit, and true faith.

VI. They bee not elect, neither can they bee saued vvhich are neuer grafted into Christ by his spirite, and true faith.

VII. Every one ought steadfastly to believe he is • lect in Christ: yet we may be more assured by the feeling of our faith in Christ.

VII. Euerie one ought stedfastlie to beleeue he is • lect in Christ: yet we may be more assured by the feeling of our faith in Christ.

VIII. The causes, why the doctrine of predestination is delivered in the Scriptures.

VIII. The causes, why the doctrine of predestination is deliuered in the Scriptures.

CHAP. IV. Of the omnipotency and will of God.

CHAP. IV. Of the omnipotencie and will of God.

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