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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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XVII. A confirmation of this opinion by another similitude, and by very philosophy.
XVII. A confirmation of this opinion by another similitude, and by very philosophie.
Surely if there were in all men but one and the self same soul, it must follow, that innumerable many persons, were only one man: Even as, of one and the same essence being in the three divine persons, the holy writers do conclude, that therefore there is one only God. Yea and the same would appear much more plainly to be true, if those many men had but one only head, to which they should be joined, and of which they should have their motion. What marvel then, that the holy ghost be one and the same in all the godly, which being also in Christ, doth so really couple us with him, that we are one body with him and amongst our selves: yea all of us one new man in the same head Christ? for in those two ⟨p. 89⟩respects, namely one, of the spirit, by whom; the other of the head, 1to whom we are joined, Paul said all the faithful were one new man.
Surely if there were in all men but one and the selfe same soule, it must follow, that innumerable many persons, were onely one man: Euen as, of one and the same essence being in the three diuine persons, the holy writers doe conclude, that therefore there is one onely God. Yea and the same would appeare much more plainly to be true, if those many men had but one onely head, to which they should bee ioyned, and of which they should haue their motion. VVhat maruaile then, that the holie ghost bee one and the same in all the godlie, which being also in Christ, doth so really couple vs with him, that we are one body with him and amongst our selues: yea al of vs one new man in the same head Christ? for in those two