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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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but they blow forth [sayeth he] these smokes of vain accusations chiefly: because they are even sick of the infirmity of ignorance or disease of contention: and whilst they are gogged on with a fond conceit of mind, they despise the rules of faith delivered of old by the fathers, only for this cause, to bring in their own conceited opinions of innovations into the church. Thus saith Vigilius. This that I say, is confirmed by the dispositions, imitations, and words of the ⟨p. 19⟩sound fathers on the other side, who expounding the scriptures and the foundations of christian faith according to the determinations of the fathers of elder times, have ever no less prosperously then faithfully defended the truth of christian religion, and preserved the same soundly confirmed in the church. To which purpose tend the words which they use in their own determinations: We therefore every where following the determinations of the old fathers, and their rule: do also determine the same, &c. Nothing then is more safe, then that every man keep himself within these churches, as in cities well fenced: wherein the holy scriptures are expounded, according to the analogy or rules of faith, and according to the received expositions of the ancient fathers: and consequently, which hold the same faith, that the Apostles did, and all the ancient church.
but they blow forth [saieth he] these smoakes of vaine accusations chieflie: because they are euen sicke of the infirmity of ignorance or disease of contention: and whilst they are gogged on with a fond conceite of minde, they despise the rules of faith deliuered of old by the fathers, onely for this cause, to bring in their owne conceited opinions of innouations into the church. Thus saith Vigilius. This that I say, is confirmed by the dispositions, imitations, and wordes of the ⟨p. 19⟩sound fathers on the other side, who expounding the scriptures and the foundations of christian faith according to the determinations of the fathers of elder times, haue euer no lesse prosperously then faithfully defended the truth of christian religion, and preserued the same soundly confirmed in the church. To which purpose tend the wordes which they vse in their owne determinations: We therefore euery vvhere following the determinations of the old fathers, and their rule: doe also determine the same, &c. Nothing then is more safe, then that euery man keepe himselfe within these churches, as in citties well fensed: wherein the holy scriptures are expounded, according to the analogie or rules of faith, and according to the receiued expositions of the auncient fathers: and consequently, which hold the same faith, that the Apostles did, and all the auncient church.