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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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The Apostle also witnesseth, and the church confesseth in the Creeds, that Christ first died was buried, raised from the dead, and taken up into heaven, before he fare at the Fathers right hand. Therefore either it is false, that Christs human nature then first received a gift, for substance of his body to be really every where: or if it be true, then it received it not by the hypostatical union, which was made in his very incarnation.
The Apostle also witnesseth, and the church confesseth in the Creedes, that Christ first died was buried, raised from the dead, and taken vp into heauen, before he fare at the Fathers right hand. Therefore either it is false, that Christs humaine nature thē first receiued a gift, for substance of his body to be really euery where: or if it be true, then it receiued it not by the hypostaticall vnion, which was made in his very incarnation.
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Neither is this exception any thing, that by the hypostatical union, this was given him; in the first act, as, that if he would, he might be present every where, but by the sitting at Gods right hand, it was given him, in the second act, that is, that he was indeed present every where.