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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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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⟩or communication of the essential proprieties of one nature, into the other: seeing they write plainly: the unity maketh the names common, but never maketh the things common.
For with them 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 was a concretiue worde signifying, the proprietie of some nature. And 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 or 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 was, when as the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 or proprieties of one nature, were mutually and reciprocally spoken of the concrete name of the other nature, which name did signifie the person: so that it is meere folly, to thinke that the Fathers when they spake of the comnication of the Idiomes, that they meant to speake of any reall powering ⟨p. 431⟩