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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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Confession › Chapter 8 › Aphorism 6: VI. A confirmation of the former opinion.
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VI. A confirmation of the former opinion.
For neither were, nor are, all the infidels endued equally with the same virtues & knowledge: so that thereby it manifestly appeareth, that these were not the gifts of nature, but gifts of god added to nature.
For neither were, nor are, al the infidells indued equallie with the same vertues & knowledge: so that therby it manifestlie appeareth, that these were not the giftes of nature, but gifts of god added to nature.
VII. In those things which pertain to god and to true piety, a man not regenerate, can do nothing.
VII. In those thinges vvhich pertaine to god and to true piety, a man not regenerate, can do nothing.
But in things pertaining to God, godliness, religion, and christian life, we believe, that the mind of a man not regenerate is so darkened, and his heart so unsound, and all the powers in him so extinguished: that he can neither know god, and the things belonging to god, nor love him, and desire any thing acceptable ⟨p. 42⟩