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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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Add also, that the Apostle carefully discoursing of the qualities, with which our bodies being raised up to eternal life shall be endued, he saith not, that they shall not be subject either to the eye, or to the touch, or not be circumscribed in a definite place, but he rehearseth only incorruption, glory, and power, as is the agility thereof, and that they shall rise spiritual, not that the corporal substance shall be changed into an incorporeal, but that they shall be (as the greeks call it) immortal, and shall be full of the holy spirit dwelling and working in them. The Apostle therefore taught that these are qualities never to be separated from the bodies, namely that they shall be circumscribed, visible, palpable. Wherefore neither did Christs body after his resurrection put of these qualities.
Add also, that the Apostle carefully discoursing of the qualities, with which our bodies being raised vp to eternall life shalbe indued, he saith not, that they shal not be subiect either to the eye, or to the touch, or not bee circumscribed in a definite place, but he rehearseth onely incorruption, glorie, and power, as is the agilitie thereof, and that they shall rise spirituall, not that the corporall substance shalbe chaunged into an incorporeall, but that they shalbe (as the greeks call it) immortall, and shalbe full of the holie spirite dwelling and working in them. The Apostle therefore taught that these are qualities neuer to bee seperated from the bodies, namely that they shalbe circumscribed, visible, palpable. Wherefore neither did Christs body after his resurrection put of these qualities.