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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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XI. Errors.
We condemn therefore with Ireneus, and the whole church, all those which make god the author of sin: likewise all Pelagians, as ⟨p. 37⟩well new, as old, which deny that all men sinned in Adam, and are holden in the guilt of the first offence: or do labour to prove that this ingrafted concupiscence is only a disease, and a punishment of sin, but not indeed a sin it self: or at least in the regenerate will not have it to be worthy the name of a sin. We condemn also those, which have taught that original sin is a substance: because this opinion, either makes god the author of sin, or else denies that god is the maker of every substance, and confirms the doctrine of the Manichees, concerning the two beginnings, the chiefest good, and the chiefest ill, of which all things should have their original, namely good things of the good, and ill things of the ill. Moreover we condemn the Stoics, and such like, which teach that all sins are equal, & that one offence is more grievous then another: lastly those, which will affirm, that there may some man be found in the world, which is quite void of all sin.
We condemne therefore with Ireneus, and the whole church, all those which make god the author of sinne: likewise all Pelagians, as ⟨p. 37⟩wel new, as old, which denie that all men sinned in Adam, and are holden in the guilte of the first offence: or doe labour to prooue that this ingrafted concupiscence is onelie a disease, and a punishment of sinne, but not indeede a sinne it selfe: or at least in the regenerate will not haue it to bee worthie the name of a sinne. Wee condemne also those, which haue taught that originall sinne is a substance: because this opinion, either makes god the author of sinne, or else denies that god is the maker of euerie substance, and confirmes the doctrine of the Manichęs, concerning the two beginninges, the chiefest good, and the chiefest ill, of which all things should haue their originall, namely good things of the good, and ill things of the ill. Moreouer we condemne the Stoicks, and such like, which teach that all sinnes are equall, & that one offence is more grieuous then another: lastlie those, vvhich will affirme, that there maye some man bee found in the worlde, which is quite voide of all sinne.