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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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This latter form of an improper speech we call the community of proprieties, as the greeks do: which Theodoret expounding calleth the community of names. And Damascene, the troop of retribution.
This latter forme of an improper speech we call the cōmunity of proprieties, as the greeks doe: which Theodoret expounding calleth the communitie of names. And Damascene, the troope of retribution.
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For with them [Greek or Hebrew] was a concretive word signifying, the propriety of some nature. And [Greek or Hebrew] or [Greek or Hebrew] was, when as the [Greek or Hebrew] or proprieties of one nature, were mutually and reciprocally spoken of the concrete name of the other nature, which name did signify the person: so that it is mere folly, to think that the Fathers when they spake of the communication of the Idioms, that they meant to speak of any real powering ⟨p. 431⟩