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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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We our selves add, that this union is also the final cause of this form of speaking: because therefore this reciprocal predication is delivered in the holy scripture, that the true unity of the natures in one person of Jesus Christ might be showed: which is the cause, why these verbal predications can by no means be said to be vain or to no purpose: seeing they have great use, showing how the two natures are united into one person without confusion.
We our selues add, that this vnion is also the finall cause of this forme of speaking: because therefore this reciprocall praedication is deliuered in the holie scripture, that the true vnitie of the natures in one person of Iesus Christ might be shewed: which is the cause, why these verball praedications can by no meanes be said to be vaine or to no purpose: seing they haue great vse, shewing how the two natures are vnited into one person without confusion.
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Moreover, this same communication of the proprieties (for example, in this proposition God was crucified,) we say to be both verbal, and real, in divers respects. For in that, by this concrete word, (God) is meant a person, which is not only God, but also man; it is a real predication. For because he was man, therefore he truly and indeed died. But as the deity is meant by the formal signification, (as they speak) or as God simply is meant thereby: it is a verbal predication, and that a true one. For god is truly said to have died, by reason of the person together meant: and that, which is God indeed died not, nor could die, although he which is God did truly die.