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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 the chief and principal efficient cause of that moving wherein his body was carried up into heaven, was the divine nature remaining in him according to that, to the Phil. 2. God hath exalted him, And, he was taken up (of God) into glory. But a secondary efficient cause was the gift of agility, which followed his glorious resurrection, bestowed on the humane nature by the deity, by which agility that flesh ascended up, not held and sustained by angels or by the clouds, as once Elijah was in the fiery chariot, but of it own accord, and without trouble or difficulty: and therefore that ⟨p. 402⟩motion was not a violent motion.
Moreover the chiefe and principall efficient cause of that moouing wherein his bodie was carried vp into heauen, was the divine nature remaining in him according to that, to the Phil. 2. God hath exalted him, And, he was taken vp (of God) into glory. But a secondary efficient cause was the gift of agility, which followed his glorious resurrection, bestowed on the humane nature by the diety, by which agility that flesh ascended vp, not held and sustained by angels or by the cloudes, as once Elias was in the fierie chariot, but of it owne accord, and without trouble or difficultie: and therefore that ⟨p. 402⟩motion was not a violent motion.