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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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And so is it the property of God, to be omnipotent, as that it can belong to no created thing.
And so is it the propertie of God, to be omnipotent, as that it can belong to no created thing.
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For seeing omnipotency is nothing else but the very immeasurable, infinite essence, and able to be communicated to no creature: that it should agree to that thing to be omnipotent, unto which it doeth not agree to be God in it own essence.
For seing omnipotencie is nothing else but the verie immeasurable, infinite essence, and able to be communicated to no creature: that it should agree to that thing to be omnipotēt, vnto which it doeth not agree to be God in it owne essence.