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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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IV. That we cannot be united unto Christ, unless he first unite himself to us.
IV. That we cannot be vnited vnto Christ, vnlesse he first vnite himselfe to vs.
Sith therefore the whole participation of true righteousness, salvation, and life, hangeth and dependeth upon this most necessary communion with Christ, and unto the same is referred, both the preaching of the gospel, and administration of both the Sacraments, yea & the whole Ecclesiastical ministry: Therefore what our faith concerning the same is, we purpose to declare & witness to the whole church, as briefly and plainly as may be, in certain assertions or positions, which after follow. 1And first we believe that, as we therefore love Christ, as John saith, because he first loved us. & we come unto him by our spirit, because he came first unto us, by his: and therefore we embrace him by faith, because he first, by virtue of his spirit embracing us, stirreth us up to faith: so we also can by no means cleave and be united unto him, unless he first do join and unite himself unto us. For the one is the cause of the other the first of the latter. Wherefore ⟨p. 78⟩we must pray unto him, 2that he will come unto us, and make his abode with us.
Sith therefore the whole participation of true righteousnes, saluation, and life, hangeth and dependeth vppon this most necessary cō munion with Christ, and vnto the same is referred, both the preaching of the gospell, and administration of both the Sacraments, yea & the whole Ecclesiasticall ministrie: Therefore what our faith cōcerning the same is, we purpose to declare & witnes to the whole church, as brieflie and plainelie as may be, in certaine assertiōs or positions, which after follow.