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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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Confession › Chapter 5 › Aphorism 6: VI. Man was created after the image of god.
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We believe, that after all other things were created, man also at the last was created to the image and likeness of God, his body being fashioned of earth, and his soul, being a spiritual and immortal substance, made of nothing, and inspired into that body: and that shortly after woman was given him, made (concerning the bodily parts) of his bones, and formed to the same image of God.
Wee beleeue, that after all other thinges were created, man also at the last was created to the image and likenesse of God, his bodie being fashioned of earth, and his soule, being a spirituall and immortall substance, made of nothing, and inspired into that body: and that shortly after woman was giuen him, made (concerning the bodilie partes) of his bones, and formed to the same image of God.