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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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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.
And we believe, that these uses of the law ⟨p. 52⟩are perpetual, as long as we remain in this world: not only in men not regenerate, as it said, but also in the very regenerate. For sith our minds are still blinded with much darkness, and our memory so slippery, that we can neither perfectly understand the things that are of god, nor keep in mind that which we have understood: we have evermore need of this glass of the divine law, wherein we may daily behold, and still more certainly understand, what god will have us to do. Moreover, sith our heart is not yet perfectly cleansed from all corruption, that it can be fully settled upon doing the will of God, but that the flesh still wrestleth against the spirit, 1therefore the law is most necessary, which may terrify us with the threatenings, and hold us in from offending: and with the promises may stir us forward to obedience and to the working of righteousness. Lastly sith there is none so holy which sinneth not many ways, 2& which hath not sin dwelling in him, whereby we be made weak unto goodness, and prone to ill: Therefore the law is profitable unto us, by which our sins and infirmities being made known to us, we may daily more and more acknowledge how impossible it is that we by our own works, should at any time be justified or saved: and therefore should be filled with the greater desire, hunger, and thirst of the righteousness of Christ, and embrace him by faith: And thus the law, when it can never