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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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III. Aswell the fathers were saved by faith which they had, in the promises concerning Christ the redeemer, as we which believe in the gospel.
III. Aswell the fathers were saued by faith which they had, in the promises concerning Christ the redeemer, as wee which beleeue in the gospell.
Mean while we doubt not but aswell the fathers, 1who believed in those Evangelical promises, of Christ which was to come, and ⟨p. 93⟩should bruise the serpents head, were saved, 2as we also by our faith in the gospel, telling us that Christ is come, and that he hath redeemed the world, are saved: as the Apostle, both in other places and in the epistle to the Romans doth largely teach us, concerning Abraham: & to the Hebrews, concerning all the other so that it is a foul blasphemy, to say, that only earthly matters were promised to the fathers, and that they received only such, and not heaven lie, as remission of sins and eternal life. For look what the gospel is unto us, properly received: the same were the Evangelical promises to them: 3namely the power of God to salvation unto every believer.
Meane while we doubt not but aswell the fathers, 1who beleeued in those Euangelicall promises, of Christ which was to come, and ⟨p. 93⟩