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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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XVIII. By the union with Christ, the participation of the benefits of his death and resurrection is conveyed unto us.
XVIII. By the vnion vvith Christ, the participation of the benefits of his death and resurrection is conueied vnto vs.
Now of this communion with christ, there followeth and dependeth the participation of his benefits, and of salvation gotten, and remaining for us in his flesh and blood: For as the branches can draw no nourishment from the vine, nor the members from the head, nor the lively stones from the foundation, unless they be really joined with their foundation, with their head, with the tree, with the vine, & abide in them: so neither can we from Christ our head, our foundation, our tree, our vine, unless we be truly grafted into him by the holy ghost, and do abide in him, being made flesh of his flesh, and bone of his bone. Wherefore they do us very great injury that say we therefore deny the true participation of his flesh and blood, and that we affirm a participation only of his gifts and benefits, because we will not admit, which we cannot admit, that the true body of Christ doth pass really through our mouth into our bodies. As though it were not a true and an essential communion, which is made by the holy ghost and by faith: sith nothing can knit more strictly, diverse ⟨p. 90⟩substances and natures into one, then the holy ghost: As we see in the incarnation of the son of God: and in the creation of man being compounded of the soul and the body. Surely if that communion, which is made by the only spirit and by faith, with the flesh and blood of Christ, were not able to save, unless he should also pass through the mouth into our bodies: Christ had provided but slenderly for his church. Therefore in receiving of the gospel, and in the profession of Baptism, he would have the same communion to be made: