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 14: XIIII. A declaration of the former opinion.

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XIIII. A declaration of the former opinion.

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We believe therefore, that Christ, as he was truly conceived of the seed of David, and truly borne true man, and did truly eat, drink, & perform other human deeds: so also that he truly kept the law for us, ¹that he truly suffered in the flesh, and died, and rose again from the dead in the same flesh, and ascended with his visible, palpable & human body, circumscribed with true and certain dimensions, into the true and created heaven placed above all these visible heavens: ²and there of his free will worketh & abideth: till such time as he return again in the same visible body truly from heaven, to judge the quick and the dead: and that he truly desireth our salvation in heaven, and hath a care over us: & his spiritual and lively motion and feeling worketh in us, ³as his members: and lastly that he governeth the whole church.

Wee beleeue therefore, that Christ, as hee was truelie conceiued of the seede of Dauid, and truelie borne true man, and did truelie eate, drink, & performe other humaine deeds: so also that he truelie kept the law for vs, ¹that he truely suffred in the flesh, and died, and rose againe from the dead in the same flesh, and ascended with his visible, palpable & humain bodie, circumscribed with true and certaine dimensions, into the true and created heauen placed aboue all these visible heauens: ²

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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…

XIIII. A declaration of the former opinion.

XV. The fruits of the obedience, passion, death and resurrection of Christ.

XV. The fruites of the obedience, passion, death and resurrection of Christ.

XVI. Errors.

CHAP. XII. Of the true dispensation of the Redemption, the salvation, & life which is laid up in Christ alone: and therefore of the necessary uniting, and participation with Christ.

CHAP. XII. Of the true dispensation of the Redemption, the saluation, & life which is laid vp in Christ alone: and therefore of the necessarie vniting, and participation vvith Christ.

I. Salvation and eternal life is laid in Christ, that from him it may be communicated to be.

I. Saluation and eternall lise is laid in Christ, that from him it may bee communicated to be.

II. The grace of redemption, and salvation is offered unto all men: but indeed is not communicated, but to the elect, who are made one with Christ.

II. The grace of redemption, and saluation is offred vnto all men: but indeed is not communicated, but to the elect, who are made one vvith Christ.

III. To the true participation of eternal life, how necessary this true union or communion is with Christ.

III. To the true participation of eternall life, howe necessarie this true vnion or communion is with Christ.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

XIIII. A declaration of the former opinion.

XV. The fruits of the obedience, passion, death and resurrection of Christ.

XV. The fruites of the obedience, passion, death and resurrection of Christ.

XVI. Errors.

CHAP. XII. Of the true dispensation of the Redemption, the salvation, & life which is laid up in Christ alone: and therefore of the necessary uniting, and participation with Christ.

CHAP. XII. Of the true dispensation of the Redemption, the saluation, & life which is laid vp in Christ alone: and therefore of the necessarie vniting, and participation vvith Christ.

I. Salvation and eternal life is laid in Christ, that from him it may be communicated to be.

I. Saluation and eternall lise is laid in Christ, that from him it may bee communicated to be.

II. The grace of redemption, and salvation is offered unto all men: but indeed is not communicated, but to the elect, who are made one with Christ.

II. The grace of redemption, and saluation is offred vnto all men: but indeed is not communicated, but to the elect, who are made one vvith Christ.

III. To the true participation of eternal life, how necessary this true union or communion is with Christ.

III. To the true participation of eternall life, howe necessarie this true vnion or communion is with Christ.

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