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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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God did effectually show the greatness of his power in Christ, 1by raising him from the dead: therefore only God, by his infinite power, is the efficient cause of the resurrection of Christ, and all the dead.
GOd did effectually shewe the greatnes of his power in Christ, 1by raising him from the dead: therefore onely God, by his infinite power, is the efficient cause of the resurrection of Christ, and all the dead.
Yea but Christ also by his power raised him self from death; as he said, destroy this temple, 1and in three days I will build it up: but he spake of the temple of his body: and that, 2I lay down my life that I may take it again. Christ therefore is no less God, then the father, neither is he God of lesser might.
Yea but Christ also by his power raised him selfe from death; as he said, destroy this temple, 1and in three dayes I will build it vp: but hee spake of the temple of his bodie: and that, 2I lay downe my life that I may take it againe. Christ therefore is no lesse God, then the father, neither is hee God of lesser might.
But one and the same cannot be, truly the raiser and the raised from the dead, unless he consist of divers natures, of the divine, according to which he doth raise, and the humane, according to which, he is raised. Therefore the same Christ, as he is true God coessential with the father, so he is true man, coessential with his mother and his brethren.
But one and the same cannot be, truely the raiser and the raised from the dead, vnlesse he consist of diuers natures, of the diuine, according to which he doth raise, and the humane, according to which, he is raised. Therefore the same Christ, as he is true God coessentiall with the father, so hee is true man, coessentiall with his mother and his brethren.
Neither can any be truly said to be raised ⟨p. 392⟩and to rise from the dead, unless the same be truly said to be dead and to have died. But death consisteth in a true separation of the soul from the body, whereby the body which dieth may presently be rightly called a dead carcass. Christ then if he truly rose from the dead, it can by no means be denied, but that he also truly died, his soul being truly separated from his body.
Neither can any bee truely said to be raised ⟨p. 392⟩and to rise from the dead, vnlesse the same bee truely said to be dead and to haue died. But death consisteth in a true separation of the soule frō the bodie, whereby the body which dieth may presently bee rightly called a dead carkasse. Christ then if he truely rose from the dead, it can by no meanes be denied, but that he also truely died, his soule being truely separated from his bodie.
If then (sith he truly died) neither his soul for that time of his death was in his body, neither (sith he was truly buried) his body while it hung upon the cross, was in the grave, or while it lay in the grave, hung upon the cross; neither sith God truly raised him from the dead) either his soul recalled his body, or his body recalled himself from death to life: therefore the humane nature in Christ was neither omnipotent, nor every where present in it own substance.
If then (sith he truely died) neither his soule for that time of his death was in his bodie, neither (sith he was truely buried) his bodie while it honge vppon the crosse, was in the graue, or while it lay in the graue, hong vppon the crosse; neither sith God truely raised him from the dead) either his soule recalled his body, or his body recalled himselfe from death to life: therefore the humane nature in Christ was neither omnipotent, nor euery where present in it owne substance.
