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 11 › Aphorism 4: IV. That the sonne was made man, without any change of himself, but only assuming t…Confession › Chapter 11 › Aphorism 4: IV. That the sonne vvas made man, without anie change of himselfe, but onely assuming t…

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IV. That the son was made man, without any change of himself, but only assuming to himself human nature.

IV. That the sonne vvas made man, without anie change of himselfe, but onely assuming to himselfe humaine nature.

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And we believe that the son of God was made man, without making any confusion of the divine and human natures, without his conversion into flesh, or any change in the flesh, only by assuming of the human nature, into the unity of that person: and as Athanasius speaketh, ¹not by conversion of the godhead into flesh, but by taking of the manhood into God: so that, that which he was, he did by no means leese or let go, but that which he was not, he took upon him as the Apostle saith, ²the son took on him, the seed of Abraham: and as he teacheth, that, as the son taking upon him, was not changed into the thing taken, (for God cannot be changed at all) but remained the same that he was, truly distinct from the thing assumed and taken: So that seed taken on him was not turned into ⟨p. 57⟩the thing that took it, but was united with the divine nature, into the unity only of the same person; according to that saying, The word was made flesh. The flesh therefore remained flesh, and was not changed into the word.

And vvee beleeue that the sonne of God vvas made man, vvithout making any confusion of the diuine and humaine natures, vvithout his conuersion into flesh, or anie chaunge in the flesh, onely by assuming of the humaine nature, into the vnitie of that person: and as Athanasius speaketh,

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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. That the son was made man, without any change of himself, but only assuming to himself human nature.

IV. That the sonne vvas made man, without anie change of himselfe, but onely assuming to himselfe humaine nature.

V. Nether one nature took on it another nature, nor one person another person, but the person of the son of God took on him mans nature.

V. Nether one nature tooke on it another nature, nor one person another person, but the person of the sonne of God tooke on him mans nature.

VI. The human nature was not taken, to make a new person in Christ, or to make perfect the former: but only to be coupled and united to his eternal and most perfect person.

VI. The humaine nature was not taken, to make a nevv person in Christ, or to make perfect the former: but onelie to be coupled and vnited to his eternall and most perfect person.

VII. A confirmation of the former opinion with an exposition of the place of Athanasius.

VIII. How Christ is one only person, and that eternal and unchangeable but there are in the same two natures: and how it is said to consist of them.

VIII. How Christ is one onely person, and that eternall and vnchangeable but there are in the same two natures: and how it is said to consist of them.

IX. Howe the two natures are united into one person without alteration or confusion, the properties and actions of either of them remaining whole and distinct.

IX. Hovve the tvvo natures are vnited into one person without alteracion or confusion, the properties and actions of either of them remaining whole and distinct.

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IV. That the son was made man, without any change of himself, but only assuming to himself human nature.

IV. That the sonne vvas made man, without anie change of himselfe, but onely assuming to himselfe humaine nature.

V. Nether one nature took on it another nature, nor one person another person, but the person of the son of God took on him mans nature.

V. Nether one nature tooke on it another nature, nor one person another person, but the person of the sonne of God tooke on him mans nature.

VI. The human nature was not taken, to make a new person in Christ, or to make perfect the former: but only to be coupled and united to his eternal and most perfect person.

VI. The humaine nature was not taken, to make a nevv person in Christ, or to make perfect the former: but onelie to be coupled and vnited to his eternall and most perfect person.

VII. A confirmation of the former opinion with an exposition of the place of Athanasius.

VIII. How Christ is one only person, and that eternal and unchangeable but there are in the same two natures: and how it is said to consist of them.

VIII. How Christ is one onely person, and that eternall and vnchangeable but there are in the same two natures: and how it is said to consist of them.

IX. Howe the two natures are united into one person without alteration or confusion, the properties and actions of either of them remaining whole and distinct.

IX. Hovve the tvvo natures are vnited into one person without alteracion or confusion, the properties and actions of either of them remaining whole and distinct.

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