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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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III. That god ordinarily governeth the world by second causes.
III. That god ordinarilie gouerneth the vvorld by second causes.
This also we learn by the holy scriptures, though God performeth many purposes of his divine providence, by himself, without any external helper, yea and sometimes quite against ordinary means: yet he executeth many more things ordinarily, by second causes, 1as well in the government of the whole world, as of the church: sith he himself sayeth, he vvill hear the heavens, the heavens vvill hear ⟨p. 28⟩the earth, the earth vvill hear the corn, the corn vvill hear Israel.
This also we learne by the holie scriptures, though God performeth manie purposes of his diuine prouidence, by himselfe, without any external helper, yea and sometimes quite against ordinarie meanes: yet he executeth manie more thinges ordinarilye, by second causes, 1as well in the gouernmēt of the whole world, as of the church: sith he himselfe saieth, he vvill heare the heauens, the heauens vvill heare ⟨p. 28⟩the earth, the earth vvill heare the corne, the corne vvill heare Israell.