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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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IX. A confirmation of the former opinion, how straight this union is.
IX. A confirmation of the former opinion, hovve straight this vnion is.
For like as the soul in a man, because it is one and the same, and no less whole in the head, and in each member, then it is in all the body together, it causeth, that all the members do unite and join themselves into one body, under one head: even so, by virtue of Christs spirit, because it is one and the same in Christ and in every of the faithful, it causeth, that all of us knit spiritually together both in souls and bodies into one, we are all one and the self same body with Christ our head: a body (I say) mystical and spiritual, because ⟨p. 82⟩it is joined and compact, by a secret band of the same spirit.
For like as the soule in a man, because it is one and the same, and no lesse whole in the head, and in each member, then it is in all the bodie together, it causeth, that all the members do vnite and ioyne themselues into one bodye, vnder one head: euen so, by vertue of Christs spirit, because it is one and the same in Christ and in euery of the faithfull, it causeth, that all of vs knitte spiritually together both in soules and bodies into one, we are all one and the selfe same body with Christ our head: a body (I say) misticall and spirituall, because ⟨p. 82⟩it is ioyned and compact, by a secret band of the same spirite.