H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which now at length being 70. years of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: but with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.Let all things be subject to the judgement of the true Catholic church.PRINTED BY JOHN LEGATE, printer to the University of Cambridge. 1599.H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes: but with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.Let all things bee subiect to the iudgement of the true Catholike church.PRINTED BY IOHN LEGAT, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1599.Title page of H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…, Cambridge, 1599

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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…

Name: H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…
Author: Girolamo Zanchi

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.

Girolamo Zanchi 1516–1590Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599

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Confession › Chapter 10 › Aphorism 4: IV. The sum of the law to be restrained to the love of God and our neighbour.Confession › Chapter 10 › Aphorism 4: IV. The summe of the law to bee restrained to the loue of God and our neighbour.

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IV. The sum of the law to be restrained to the love of God and our neighbour.

IV. The summe of the law to bee restrained to the loue of God and our neighbour.

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Now we believe and confess, that Christ did teach, ¹that the sum or substance of the whole law is contained in these two precepts: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, withal thy mind, withal thy soul, and withal thy ⟨p. 49⟩strength: & thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self: the first of these is the sum of the first table, the other, the sum of the second table.

Novv vve beleeue and confesse, that Christ did teach, ¹that the summe or substance of the vvhole lavv is cōtained in these two precepts: Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, withall thy minde, withall thy soule, and vvithall thy ⟨p. 49⟩strength: & thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy self: the first of these is the summe of the first table, the other, the summe of the second table.

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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…

IV. The sum of the law to be restrained to the love of God and our neighbour.

IV. The summe of the law to bee restrained to the loue of God and our neighbour.

V. If God alone be to be loved with the whole heart, he alone is to be worshipped.

V. If God alone bee to be loued with the whole heart, he alone is to be worshipped.

VI. That our very concupiscence and corruption of nature is a sin.

VI. That our verie concupiscence and corruption of nature is a sinne.

VII. Although the law cannot be observed: yet it was not given in vain nor unprofitably.

VII. Although the law cannot bee obserued: yet it was not giuen in vaine nor vnprofitablie.

VIII. A threefold profit by the law of God.

IX. The law hath still the same use, yea even in men regenerate.

IX. The lavv hath still the same vse, yea euen in men regenerate.

X. The moral law, touching the substance, was not to be disannulled by Christ.

X. The morall lawe, touching the substance, vvas not to be disanulled by Christ.

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IV. The sum of the law to be restrained to the love of God and our neighbour.

IV. The summe of the law to bee restrained to the loue of God and our neighbour.

V. If God alone be to be loved with the whole heart, he alone is to be worshipped.

V. If God alone bee to be loued with the whole heart, he alone is to be worshipped.

VI. That our very concupiscence and corruption of nature is a sin.

VI. That our verie concupiscence and corruption of nature is a sinne.

VII. Although the law cannot be observed: yet it was not given in vain nor unprofitably.

VII. Although the law cannot bee obserued: yet it was not giuen in vaine nor vnprofitablie.

VIII. A threefold profit by the law of God.

IX. The law hath still the same use, yea even in men regenerate.

IX. The lavv hath still the same vse, yea euen in men regenerate.

X. The moral law, touching the substance, was not to be disannulled by Christ.

X. The morall lawe, touching the substance, vvas not to be disanulled by Christ.

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