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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 Damascene declaring this after he had taught, how those things which are of the flesh, are given to the word, and likewise how the things of the word are communicated to the flesh, namely, according to this manner of praedica•ation: he adjoineth the cause thereof, saying: by reason of the meeting together of the parts one with the other: and the hypostatical or personal union: & in the 4. chapter. This is the manner (saith he) of mutual predication, whenas one nature doth give the proprieties of one nature to the other which it doth in respect of the personal identity, & the joining of the natures one with the other.
For Damascene declaring this after he had taught, how those things which are of the flesh, are giuen to the vvorde, and likewise how the things of the word are communicated to the flesh, namely, according to this manner of praedica•ation: he adioyneth the cause thereof, saying: by reason of the meeting together of the partes one with the other: and the hypostaticall or personall vnion: & in the 4. chapter. This is the manner (saith he) of mutuall predication, vvhenas one nature doth giue the proprieties of one nature to the other which it doth in respect of the personall identitie, & the ioyning of the natures one with the other.