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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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I. A sum of the faith of the person and office of Christ the redeemer.
I. A summe of the faith of the person and office of Christ the redeemer.
When therefore the fullness of time was come, 1wherein the promise of redemption, made unto the first man, was to be accomplished by the second: God the everlasting father, sent his only begotten son, and eternal, and therefore true God, of the same nature with the father; made of a woman, alone, and without the seed of a man, and therefore true man; but without sin, and so true Christ: made subject to the law, and therefore circumcised; that he in most perfect obedience might fulfil that law in the name of us all, made obedient to his father even unto death, namely for us (for he being without sin, deserved not to die) that he might redeem those which were under the law, and all the elect, even by his obedience, by his death and bloodshedding, that is, by a sacrifice of exceeding virtue (for it was the blood of God) and a most effectual —ransom: — that he might I say redeem us from sin, to the old image of god ⟨p. 55⟩to perfect righteousness: yea from death, to eternal life: and from the kingdom of Satan, to the kingdom of God: and that we might receive adoption of children, and so in the end be taken into full and perfect possession of the heavenly inheritance, as sons and lawful heirs: And lastly that he might gather together all things in heaven and in earth under one head, and join them to himself, 2for the glory of God the father.