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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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And if also ye feign an infinite body, and therefore every where: yet that it is wholly in all places at once, you shall never prove while the world stands, unless ye can show, that the same body is also a most simple essence: seeing. God is therefore wholly every where, nor according to his parts, but because he is the most simple essence.
And if also yee faine an infinite body, and therefore euerie where: yet that it is whollie in all places at once, you shall neuer prooue while the world stands, vnlesse yee can shewe, that the same body is also a most simple essence: seing. God is therefore wholly euery where, nor according to his partes, but because he is the most simple essence.
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Wherefore whatsoever the Ubiquitaries do prate and babble, arguing either from the Hypostatical union, or the right hand of God, or the words of the supper, or the divers kinds of being, or from the saying, all power is given unto me, and such like speeches: they evermore in this disputation, infer one fallacy (to speak of none else at this time) which is called non causa pro causa: except by those arguments they could prove the substance of Christs body to be made immeasurable and infinite, & also most simple, such as is the essence of God.