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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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Yet by the way we deny not this, but that Christ as God, like as he is said to have descended from heaven in respect that he abased himself, taking upon him the vile form of a servant, and suffered in it: so also it may rightly be said, that he is exalted and ascended up into heaven: namely in respect that in the very same form of a servant, when it was glorified, even the form of God was after a sort glorified by his ascension and after it: that is was made glorious in the whole world.
Yet by the way we denie not this, but that Christ as God, like as he is said to haue descended from heauen in respect that he abased himselfe, taking vpon him the vile forme of a seruant, and suffred in it: so also it may rightly be said, that he is exalted and ascended vp into heauen: namely in respect that in the very same forme of a seruant, when it was glorified, euen the forme of God was after a sort glorified by his ascention and after it: that is was made glorious in the wholle world.
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But it is apparent, that as this consequence is not good, Christ himself being God and man ascended into heaven, in a local and visible moving. Therefore he in the same sort ascended according to his deity: so neither is this good, Christ God and man is with us to the end of the world truly, and in his own essence, therefore he is present on earth as well in the substance of his body and soul, as in the essence of his deity.