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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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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.
VVherefore whatsoeuer the Vbiquitaries do prate and bable, arguing either from the Hypostaticall vnion, or the right hand of God, or the words of the supper, or the diuers kinds of being, or from the saying, all power is giuen vnto me, and such like speaches: they euermore in this disputation, inferr one fallation (to speake of none els at this time) which is called non causa pro causa: except by those argumēts they could prooue the substance of Christs body to bee made immealurable and infinite, & also most simple, such as is the essence of God.
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Yet do we not for all this deny, but the body of Jesus Christ, though it remain in heaven yet it is truly present unto us, not only in his operation, but in substance also.