H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which now at length being 70. years of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: but with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.Let all things be subject to the judgement of the true Catholic church.PRINTED BY JOHN LEGATE, printer to the University of Cambridge. 1599.H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes: but with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.Let all things bee subiect to the iudgement of the true Catholike church.PRINTED BY IOHN LEGAT, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1599.Title page of H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…, Cambridge, 1599

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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…

Name: H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…
Author: Girolamo Zanchi

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.

Girolamo Zanchi 1516–1590Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599

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Confession › Chapter 4 › Aphorism 4: IV. The will of god to be searched for only in the holy scriptures.Confession › Chapter 4 › Aphorism 4: IV. The will of god to be searched for onely in the holie scriptures.

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IV. The will of god to be searched for only in the holy scriptures.

IV. The will of god to be searched for onely in the holie scriptures.

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Furthermore sith the counsels of god are infinite and secret, which he revealeth not to ⟨p. 21⟩the Angels themselves: we hold, ¹that when there is any question concerning the will of God, the same is not to be sought for in any other place, then in the holy scriptures; whereas whatsoever things were necessary to our salvation, ²god hath plentifully and perspicuously laid open unto us, and whatsoever he would have us to do, he hath of his singular goodness revealed unto us by his spirit.

Furthermore sith the counsells of god are infinite and secret, which he reuealeth not to ⟨p. 21⟩the Angells themselues: wee hold, ¹that when there is anie question concerning the will of God, the same is not to bee sought for in anie other place, then in the holie scriptures; wheras whatsoeuer thinges were necessarie to our saluation, ²

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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…

IV. The will of god to be searched for only in the holy scriptures.

IV. The will of god to be searched for onely in the holie scriptures.

CHAP. V. Of the creation of the world, of Angels, and of mans first estate.

CHAP. V. Of the creation of the worlde, of Angells, and of mans first estate.

I. All things were made by god, ¹and that exceeding good.

II. That heaven is distinguished from earth, and the Saints heaven doth differ from the other heavens.

II. That heauen is distinguished from earth, and the Saintes heauen doth differ from the other heauens.

III. The Angels were all created good, though some of them continued not in the trueth.

III. The Angells vvere all created good, though some of them continued not in the trueth.

IV. Causes, why many of those celestial spirits were suffered to sin, and to become evil.

IV. Causes, vvhy manie of those celestiall spirites were suffered to sinne, and to become euill.

V. The good Angels were saved by the favour of God, that they might be Gods ministers and ours.

V. The good Angells were saued by the fauour of God, that they might be Gods ministers and ours.

VI. Man was created after the image of god.¹

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Westminster Assembly24

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IV. The will of god to be searched for only in the holy scriptures.

IV. The will of god to be searched for onely in the holie scriptures.

CHAP. V. Of the creation of the world, of Angels, and of mans first estate.

CHAP. V. Of the creation of the worlde, of Angells, and of mans first estate.

I. All things were made by god, 1and that exceeding good.

II. That heaven is distinguished from earth, and the Saints heaven doth differ from the other heavens.

II. That heauen is distinguished from earth, and the Saintes heauen doth differ from the other heauens.

III. The Angels were all created good, though some of them continued not in the trueth.

III. The Angells vvere all created good, though some of them continued not in the trueth.

IV. Causes, why many of those celestial spirits were suffered to sin, and to become evil.

IV. Causes, vvhy manie of those celestiall spirites were suffered to sinne, and to become euill.

V. The good Angels were saved by the favour of God, that they might be Gods ministers and ours.

V. The good Angells were saued by the fauour of God, that they might be Gods ministers and ours.

VI. Man was created after the image of god.1

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I. All things were made by god, ¹and that exceeding good.

VI. Man was created after the image of god.¹