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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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So we take no power from God, nor weaken it at all, if we say God cannot sin, he cannot ⟨p. 381⟩suffer, he cannot bring to pass, either not to be that which he is: or that those things which are done, should not have bin done: because these things are partly of the defect of power, and partly they imply a contradiction: And therefore are directly repugnant to the trueth of God: and simply impossible.
So we take no power from God, nor weakē it at all, if we say God cannot sinne, he cannot ⟨p. 381⟩suffer, he cannot bring to passe, either not to be that which he is: or that those things which are done, should not haue bin done: because these things are partly of the defect of power, and partly they implie a contradiction: And therefore are directly repugnant to the trueth of God: and simply impossible.
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And so is it the property of God, to be omnipotent, as that it can belong to no created thing.