A15857:208
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
II. The promise of redemption by Christ was very necessary.
II. The promise of redemption by Christ was verie necessarie.
For Adam, not as a private person, but as the parent and original of all mankind, as he was endued with a righteousness, which he should have dispersed into all his posterity, as hereditary, for which cause it is used also to be called original righteousness: so by his disobedience, in stead of righteousness, he brought upon all men great iniquity, and a spring of all sin, and in stead of eternal life eternal death. Therefore there was need of an other head, from whom, through his obedience, that true and heavenly righteousness, holiness, and life might be derived into all the members. This same is Christ.
For Adam, not as a priuate person, but as the parent and originall of all mankinde, as he was indued with a righteousnesse, which he should haue dispersed into all his posteritie, as hereditarie, for which cause it is vsed also to be called originall righteousnes: so by his disobediēce, in stead of righteousnes, he brought vppon all men great iniquitie, and a spring of all sinne, and in stead of eternall life eternall death. Therefore there was neede of an other head, from whome, through his obedience, that true and heauenlie righteousnesse, holinesse, and life might bee deriued into all the members. This same is Christ.