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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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III. To what end that promise was made presently after the transgression.
III. To what ende that promise was made presently after the transgression.
And we believe, that this promise was made immediately after the transgression, even from the beginning of the world, and afterwards oft times mentioned to the holy fathers, ⟨p. 45⟩declared, yea and confirmed and sealed by diverse and sundry means, signs, and sacraments: that not only we which were to be borne after the coming of the Messiah, but also all other, which from the first creation should believe in this promise, and in true faith should embrace the Saviour which was to come, might by that faith be made partakers of the following redemption, might be justified and saved.
And wee beleeue, that this promise was made immediatlie after the transgression, euē from the beginning of the worlde, and afterwards oft times mētioned to the holy fathers, ⟨p. 45⟩declared, yea and confirmed and sealed by diuerse and sundrie meanes, signes, and sacraments: that not onely wee which were to bee borne after the comming of the Messias, but also all other, which from the first creation should beleeue in this promise, and in true faith should imbrace the Sauiour which was to come, might by that faith bee made partakers of the following redemption, might bee iustified and saued.