H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which now at length being 70. years of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: but with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.Let all things be subject to the judgement of the true Catholic church.PRINTED BY JOHN LEGATE, printer to the University of Cambridge. 1599.H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes: but with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.Let all things bee subiect to the iudgement of the true Catholike church.PRINTED BY IOHN LEGAT, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1599.Title page of H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…, Cambridge, 1599

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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…

Name: H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…
Author: Girolamo Zanchi

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.

Girolamo Zanchi 1516–1590Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599

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Confession › Chapter 7: Of mans fall, and of original sin and the fruits thereof.Confession › Chapter 7: Of mans fall, and of originall sinne and the fruites thereof.

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CHAP. VII. Of mans fall, and of original sin and the fruits thereof.

CHAP. VII. Of mans fall, and of originall sinne and the fruites thereof.

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I. Adam sinned of his own accord by disobedience.

I. Adam sinned of his owne accord by disobedience.

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WE believe, ¹that the first man when he was created after the image of God, just and righteous, and merely free, so as he might, if he would, not have sinned, nor have died any kind of death: The devil then alluring him, and god not letting him, but leaving him in the hands of his own counsels, he transgressed by disobedience, ²of his own accord, and of his mere free choice ⟨p. 32⟩so that he nether can nor ought to ascribe the blame of his transgression, to his own nature given to him of god, nor to god himself, nor to any other thing created, but to his own self alone, because it was his own vvill.

WE beleeue, ¹that the first man when he was created after the image of God, iust and righteous, and meerlie free, so as he might, if he woulde, not haue sinned, nor haue died any kinde of death: The diuell then alluring him, and god not letting him, but leauing him in the hāds of his owne counsells, he transgressed by disobedience,

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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…

CHAP. VII. Of mans fall, and of original sin and the fruits thereof.

CHAP. VII. Of mans fall, and of originall sinne and the fruites thereof.

I. Adam sinned of his own accord by disobedience.

I. Adam sinned of his owne accord by disobedience.

II. What, and what manner of sin Adams was.

II. What, and what manner of sinne Adams was.

III. What, and how manifold a death followed Adams sin.

III. What, and how manifold a death followed Adams sinne.

IIII. That in Adam all men sinned.

V. The corruption of mans whole nature followed upon Adams disobedience, in all men.

V. The corruption of mans whole nature followed vpon Adams disobedience, in all men.

VI. What we properly call original sin.

VI. What we properlie call originall sinne.

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CHAP. VII. Of mans fall, and of original sin and the fruits thereof.

CHAP. VII. Of mans fall, and of originall sinne and the fruites thereof.

I. Adam sinned of his own accord by disobedience.

I. Adam sinned of his owne accord by disobedience.

II. What, and what manner of sin Adams was.

II. What, and what manner of sinne Adams was.

III. What, and how manifold a death followed Adams sin.

III. What, and how manifold a death followed Adams sinne.

IIII. That in Adam all men sinned.

V. The corruption of mans whole nature followed upon Adams disobedience, in all men.

V. The corruption of mans whole nature followed vpon Adams disobedience, in all men.

VI. What we properly call original sin.

VI. What we properlie call originall sinne.

The author

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