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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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XIX. Errors.
Wherefore we disallow their error, which teach that remission of sins, and salvation is communicated to men, 1by the work wrought, as they call it, without faith, and without the true uniting with Christ. Yea & we condemn their blasphemy, who labour to prove, it may be done by works not commanded of god, but devised by men, and full of superstition & idolatry: and theirs also, which setting nought by the ministry of the word, do teach that salvation is communicated aswell without, as with the hearing of the word and receiving of ⟨p. 91⟩the Sacraments: and much more those, which affirm that all infants in their mothers wombs, aswell of faithful parents as of infidels, are made partakers of the benefit of Christ.
Wherefore we disallow their error, which teach that remission of sinnes, and saluation is communicated to men, 1by the vvorke wrought, as they call it, without faith, and without the true vniting with Christ. Yea & we condemne their blasphemie, who labour to proue, it may be done by works not commaunded of god, but deuised by men, and full of superstition & idolatry: and theirs also, which setting nought by the ministerie of the worde, doe teach that saluation is communicated aswell without, as with the hearing of the word and receiuing of ⟨p. 91⟩