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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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Out of which place it evidently appeareth, first, that those things which are of the flesh are no less given to the word, then the things of the word, to the flesh: then, that they which belong to the word, are given to the flesh after no other manner, then they which pertain to the flesh, are given to the word: lastly, that this manner of giving is called the manner of mutual predication, not simply and in the abstractive names of the natures, but in the concretive noting the person.
Out of which place it euidently appeareth, first, that those things which are of the flesh are no lesse giuen to the word, then the things of the word, to the flesh: then, that they which belong to the word, are giuen to the flesh after no other manner, then they which pertaine to the flesh, are giuen to the word: lastlie, that this manner of giuing is called the manner of mutuall pradication, not simplie and in the abstractiue names of the natures, but in the concretiue noting the person.
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Moreover what this manner of predication is, and why it is so called, the same Damascene expoundeth in the 4. chapter both by example, and by the cause in these words: This manner of mutual predication is, when those things which are proper to one nature, are spoken of the other nature, by reason of the hypostatical identity or personal union of them both; and for that the one nature is in the other: for example we may say of Christ, this our god was seen upon the earth and conversed with men: and this man is uncreated, not subject to passion, not circumscribed in any place.