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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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CHAP. XIII. Of the gospel, and of the abrogation of the law by the gospel.
CHAP. XIII. Of the gospell, and of the abrogation of the lawe by the gospell.
Seeing, first the gospel, and then the Sacraments, Baptism, and the Lords Supper, are the outward instruments, whereby our redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ, useth to offer and bestow the grace of redemption, & remission of sins, upon the world, and to communicate himself unto us his elect, and to incorporate us likewise into himself, & so to make us indeed partakers of that salvation and life, which we have in him; Therefore we have purposed, briefly and plainly to declare unto Gods church, what our faith is concerning the same.
SEing, first the gospell, and then the Sacraments, Baptisme, and the Lords Supper, are the outward instrumentes, whereby our redeemer the Lord Iesus Christ, vseth to offer and bestowe the grace of redemption, & remission of sinnes, vppon the worlde, and to communicate himselfe vnto vs his elect, and to incorporate vs likewise into himselfe, & so to make vs indeed partakers of that saluation and life, which we haue in him; Therefore wee haue purposed, briefly and plainely to declare vnto Gods church, what our faith is concerning the same.