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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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Moreover nature and all right requireth that for every thing some certain place must be assigned: as we see god hath done in all the things which he created. Seeing then no created thing can be found more excellent, then Christs body, both for the union with the word, and for the wonderful gifts created in the same, and so also for the most perfect glory and happiness wherein he now liveth: It must needs be that this body must exist in some certain & most happy place.
Moreover nature and all right requireth that for every thing some certē place must be assigned: as we see god hath done in all the things which he created. Seing then no created thing can be found more excellent, then Christs body, both for the vnion with the word, and for the wonderfull gifts created in the same, and so also for the most perfect glorie and happines wherein he nowe liveth: It must needes be that this bodie must exist in some certaine & most happie place.
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Neither can it proceed but only from true piety, and from our true reverence, towards Christ, that we should believe that his body doth dwell, not under the earth, not in the earth, not in the waters, not in a piece of bread, not in every leaf of a tree, not in the air, or in the celestial spheres, but in a place, as the most happy, fair, & perfect, so the highest of all others: which we with Ambrose think the Apostle spake of, when he said, that he was caught up: