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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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Therefore as we believe by the holy ghost, God alone to be truly and properly omnipotent, ⟨p. 384⟩so also with the whole church do we confess and preach.
Therefore as we beleeue by the holie ghost, God alone to bee truely and properly omnipotent, ⟨p. 384⟩so also with the whole church do wee confeffe and preach.
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But we doubt not that the human nature of Christ is endued, both with that power (though finite) which far exceedeth the power of all created things aswell in heaven as earth: and therefore wherein it may well & properly be called the mightiest of all creatures: & also forth hypostatical union with the truly omnipotent: word: although properly in it self it be not such: yet we grant it may in some sort be said to be omnipotent: namely, in as much as it is so united to the word, that both those things, which are proper to the word may also be said of it yet in the concrete: and the word did use and might use his soul and his body as proper instruments, (yet the proprieties and actions of each of them remaining distinct) to perform many of the works of his omnipotency.