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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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For besides, that the terms of this distinction, are terms, not taken from the fountains of Israel, but out of the puddles of sophisters, Christ himself also refelleth this exception: when speaking not of the first act, but of the second, that is, of his actual presence, he said both a little before his death, Where two or three shall be gathered together in my name, there am I in the middest of them; and after his resurrection, before his ascension, he said, Behold I am with you even to the end of the world.
For besides, that the tearmes of this distinction, are tearmes, not taken from the fountaines of Israel, but out of the puddles of sophisters, Christ himselfe also refelleth this exception: when speaking not of the first act, but of the second, that is, of his actuall presence, he said both a little before his death, Where two or three shall be gathered together in my name, there am I in the middest of them; and after his resurrection, bofore his ascension, he said, Beholde I am vvith you even to the ende of the world.
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By those sayings it evidently appeareth, that either Christ spake not of the real presence of his body, but only of the presence of his deity, and power of his spirit: or that he is present to us in the same manner that he was to the Apostles, namely visibly: seeing he said not I will be, but I am: neither is there any necessity to alter the sense of those words.