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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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CHAP. VIII. Of mans free-will after his fall.1
- 1Liberum arbitrium.
I. What we understand by the name of free-will.
I. What we vnderstand by the name of free-will.
Sith all men after Adams fall and by his fall are conceived in sin, 1and are borne the children of wrath, and prone not unto goodness, but exceedingly unto wickedness: this is our belief and confession concerning the freewill of a man not regenerate. By the name of freewill, we do so mean the free choice of a man, that we do not yet separate from it, the faculty of the understanding whereby we judge & determine upon things, as what is good and what is ill, or what is to be chosen and what to be refused.
SIth all men after Adams fall and by his fall are conceiued in sinne, 1and are borne the children of vvrath, and proone not vnto goodnesse, but exceedingly vnto wickednes: this is our beleefe and confession concerning the freewill of a man not regenerate. By the name of freewill, wee doe so meane the free choise of a man, that we doe not yet separate from it, the facultie of the vnderstanding whereby we iudge & determine vpon things, as what is good and what is ill, or what is to be chosen and what to be refused.