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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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XI. The spirit, by whom this union is made, is given of Christ, to the preaching of the gospel and administration of the Sacraments.
XI. The spirit, by whome this vnion is made, is giuen of Christ, to the preaching of the gospell and administration of the Sacraments.
Furthermore we believe, that his spirit, whereby christ both coupleth himself unto us, and us unto him, & joineth his flesh with ⟨p. 83⟩ours, and ours with his: is communicated of the same christ, unto us, by his mere grace, when and where and how he please, yet ordinarily at the preaching of the gospel and administration of the Sacraments. Of which thing was a visible testimony, which we read, how that they in the primitive church, which embraced the gospel by faith, and were baptised in the name of christ or upon whomsoever the hands were laid, besides the invisible grace received also diverse sensible gifts of the spirit.
Furthermore wee beleeue, that his spirite, whereby christ both coupleth himselfe vnto vs, and vs vnto him, & ioyneth his flesh with ⟨p. 83⟩ours, and ours with his: is communicated of the same christ, vnto vs, by his meere grace, when and where and how he please, yet ordinarily at the preaching of the gospell and administration of the Sacramēts. Of which thing was a visible testimonie, which we read, how that they in the primitiue church, which imbraced the gospell by faith, and were baptised in the name of christ or vpon whomsoeuer the hands were laid, besids the inuisible grace receiued also diuerse sensible giftes of the spirite.