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 › Aphorism 3: III. What, and how manifold a death followed Adams sin.Confession › Chapter 7 › Aphorism 3: III. What, and how manifold a death followed Adams sinne.

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

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

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So we confess, that man being then destitute of the favour of god, by his own fault did loose that life wherein he lived holily unto God, his mind being darkened, his vvill depraved, and all integrity of nature utterly lost, ¹name lie in those things which pertain to god, and to a life acceptable to God: and so was made the servant of sin, the slave of satan, and quite dead unto god: Moreover he incurred both the death of the body, which is now come unto all men, with all the calamities of the body; and also the eternal (that is, the most miserable, grievous, and most unhappy life of the whole man, more intolerable ⟨p. 33⟩without comparison then any death) with the devil in everlasting torments whence he could not be delivered but by Christ.²

So vve confesse, that man being then destitute of the fauour of god, by his ovvne faulte did loose that life vvherein he liued holily vnto God, his minde being darkened, his vvill depraued, and all integritie of nature vtterlie lost, ¹name lie in those things vvhich pertaine to god, and to a life acceptable to God: and so vvas made the seruant of sinne, the slaue of sathan, and quite dead vnto god: Moreouer he incurred both the death of the bodie, vvhich is novv come vnto all men, with al the calamities of the bodie; and also the eternall (that is, the most miserable, grieuous, and most vnhappie life of the vvhole man, more intollerable

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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…

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.

VII. That, contagion of nature, is very sin.

VII. That, contagion of nature, is verie sinne.

VIII. That, concupiscence of it own proper nature is a sin in the very regenerate.

VIII. That, concupiscence of it owne proper nature is a sinne in the verie regenerate.

IX. From concupiscence ingrafted in us, the rivers of sin do continually flow.

IX. From concupiscence ingrafted in vs, the riuers of sinne doe continually flowe.

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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.

VII. That, contagion of nature, is very sin.

VII. That, contagion of nature, is verie sinne.

VIII. That, concupiscence of it own proper nature is a sin in the very regenerate.

VIII. That, concupiscence of it owne proper nature is a sinne in the verie regenerate.

IX. From concupiscence ingrafted in us, the rivers of sin do continually flow.

IX. From concupiscence ingrafted in vs, the riuers of sinne doe continually flowe.

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