A15857:1378
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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The Apostle writeth, that Christ was raised from the dead and therefore he truly di•••••d in another place, The Lord of glory was […] yea we often read, how the son of ⟨p. 425⟩man was delivered unto death. But in all these enunciations, the speech is ever of the same person, namely the son of God incarnate. Therefore the person of Christ which is in these propositions the subject, or that whereof another thing is spoken, is used to be signified by 3. kinds of names: namely, by those which betoken the divine nature only, and that sometime in respect of the essence, sometime in respect of the hypostasie or persons: as, The lord of glory, the only begotten son of God: or which betoken in like sort the human nature only, as, Man, the son of Mary: or which betoken both natures together, as, Christ, Immanuel, god incarnate.
THe Apostle writeth, that Christ was raised from the dead and therefore he truely di•••••d in another place, The Lord of glory was 〈…〉 yea we often read, howe the sonne of ⟨p. 425⟩man was deliuered vnto death. But in all these enunciations, the speach is ever of the same person, namely the sonne of God incarnate. Therfore the person of Christ which is in these propositions the subiect, or that whereof another thing is spoken, is vsed to be signified by 3. kindes of names: namely, by those which betoken the divine nature onely, and that sometime in respect of the essence, sometime in respect of the hypostasie or persons: as, The lord of glory, the onely begotten sonne of God: or which betoken in like sort the humaine nature onely, as, Man, the sonne of Mary: or which betokē both natures togither, as, Christ, Immanuell, god incarnate.
We add hereunto that Christs very person is signified by those names also which are taken from the offices of a mediator: as these, A mediator, a Redeemer, a Saviour, a high priest an Advocate and such like. But these may be referred to the third kind: because by them are showed and made known both the natures in one person.
We adde herevnto that Christs verie persō is signified by those names also which are taken from the offices of a mediatour: as these, Amediatour, a Redeemer, a Saviour, a high priest an Advocate and such like. But these may be referred to the third kind: because by them are shewed and made known both the natures in one person.
The concrete names which have denomination of the natures, as Man of the humanity, and God of the deity, when in speaking of Christ they be the subjects, or the first part of the enunciation or sentence, they have two significations, one formal (as the schools say) and the other material: of which, by the former is ⟨p. 426⟩meant the very nature, by the other, the person, which hath such a nature, whereof it taketh denomination.
The concrete names which haue denomination of the natures, as Man of the humanity, and God of the diety, when in speaking of Christ they be the subiects, or the first part of the enunciation or sentence, they haue two significations, one formall (as the schooles say) and the other materiall: of which, by the former is ⟨p. 426⟩meant the verie nature, by the other, the person, which hath such a nature, whereof it taketh denomination.
For as names in the abstract do signify only the nature and propriety, which is in a thing so all names in the concrete do betoken both the nature and quality, which is in the thing, and the hypostasis, wherein it is: as (for examples sake) the name of Just betokeneth both Justice where with one is made just, & him, which is Just, both together.
For as names in the abstract do signifie only the nature and propriety, which is in a thing so all names in the concreat doe betokē both the nature and qualitie, which is in the thing, and the hypostasis, wherein it is: as (for examples sake) the name of Iust betokeneth both Iustice wher with one is made iust, & him, which is Iust, both together.
Therefore by these Subject names which having their denominations from the natures do show the person of Christ: sometimes is declared the propriety of the natures, sometime the unity of the person: and therefore the Subjects must be understood and expounded according to the diversities of the Predicates that is of those things, which are spoken thereof.
Therefore by these Subiect names which hauing their denominations from the natures do shewe the person of Christ: sometimes is declared the propriety of the natures, sometime the vnity of the person: and therefore the Subiects must be vnderstood and expounded according to the diversities of the Praedicates that is of those things, which are spoken thereof.
