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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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Further concerning the grace & benefit of Christ: (the beginning whereof is his eternal love towards us, & his free election of us to the participation of redemption & everlasting life: but the proceeding of it is the free dispensation of the same redemption once performed upon the cross, the effectual vocation, justification, sanctification, & the gift of constancy in the faith: the end is, our glorious resurrection & even eternal life:) I say for this other principal foundation of christian religion, what can be said more plainly, & more largely, than that which hath bin in the councils of Africa, determined out of the scriptures, by Melivitanus, Arausicanus, & others against the Pelagians: & which were written by Augustine [to say nothing of others] in many books, against the same Pelagians.
Further concerning the grace & benefite of Christ: (the beginning whereof is his eternall loue towards vs, & his free election of vs to the participation of redemption & euerlastin life: but the proceeding of it is the free dispensation of the same redēption once performed vpō the crosse, the effectual vocatiō, iustification, sanctification, & the gift of constancie in the faith: the end is, our glorious resurrectiō & euen eternal life:) I say for this other principal foundation of christian religion, what cā be said more plainly, & more largely, thē that which hath bin in the councells of Africa, determined out of the scriptures, by Meliuitanus, Arausicanus, & others against the Pelagians: & which were written by Augustine [to say nothing of others] in manie bookes, against the same Pelagians.
Concerning the holy Catholic Church, what is there needful to be known, which hath not been most plentifully and plainly set down by Augustine aswell in other places, as especially in his books against the Donatists, even out of he foundations of the holy scriptures? But it is a matter of great moment, to know what and where the true church of Christ is: being out of the church there is no salvation: and therefore it is an article of faith not of the least account.
Concerning the holy Catholike Church, what is there needfull to bee knowne, which hath not beene most plentifully and plainely set downe by Augustine aswell in other places, as especially in his bookes against the Donatists, euen out of he foundations of the holy scriptures? But it is a matter of great moment, to knowe what and where the true church of Christ is: being out of the church there is no saluation: and therefore it is an article of faith not of the least accompt.