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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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For the soul of Christ Jesus doth not work all things by the body, as neither do our minds understand or will things by the bodies: and that for this cause, that as the philosophers also taught, our mind dependeth not on the body. Much less then doth the deity of Christ work all things by the flesh which it took.
For the soule of Christ Iesus doth not work all thinges by the bodie, as neither doe our mindes vnderstand or will thinges by the bodies: and that for this cause, that as the philosophers also taught, our minde dependeth not on the bodie. Much lesse then doth the deitie of Christ worke all thinges by the flesh which it tooke.
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For doth the deity understand by the humane understanding, or doeth it will by the ⟨p. 394⟩humane will? or doth it keep or sustain the humane nature in the person of the word, by the very same humane nature? or doth it bear all things by the humane flesh or rather by the word of it own virtue? Lastly, if the form of God do nothing but by the form of a servant, how can that saying of Leo be true: each form doth the property of it self with communion of the other?