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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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Now this ascension of Christ our head, was the cause and the example of our ascension which shall be into heaven. For sith the head is ascended, it must needs be that the members shall ascend: and as his ascension was, so ours shall be. For he shall change our vile bodies to be like to his glorious body: and we shall be caught up into the clouds to meet Christ in the air, and so we shall be with the Lord for ever.
Now this ascention of Christ our head, was the cause and the example of our ascension which shal be into heaven. For sith the head is ascended, it must needes be that the members shall ascend: and as his ascension was, so ours shall bee. For he shall chaunge our vile bodies to be like to his glorious body: and we shall be caught vp into the cloudes to meete Christ in the ayre, and so we shall be with the Lord for euer.
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If then ours shall be a true ascension, and that we shall truly be lifted from the earth into heaven: Therefore Christs body also, did truly ascend from earth into heaven, not imaginarily or putatively.
If then ours shall be a true ascention, and that we shall truely be lifted from the earth into heauen: Therefore Christs body also, did truely ascend from earth into heauen, not imaginarily or putatively.