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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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I. What we mean by the name of a Sacrament.
I. VVhat wee meane by the name of a Sacrament.
We know that a Sacrament is properly a ⟨p. 100⟩holy covenant or oath and promise, on both sides, that is, made between God & his people, not simply, but established and confirmed by sacred rites & ceremonies: as it manifestly appeareth in the Sacrament of circumcision between God and Abraham: and between Christ and us in Baptism, which succeeded the circumcision. Therefore Sacrament is often taken of the Fathers for that whole action, either of Baptism, or of the Lords Supper: wherein there goeth before, a promise on both sides, holily confirmed with external rites and seals or signs, and even with the blood of Christ. But afterward by a Synecdoche, they understood by the name of Sacrament, only the rites, and signs added to the word. And this last signification hath been much used in the church. We therefore call a Sacrament, according to the signification received in the church, not the word alone, nor the element alone, but the element, water, or bread & wine, joined with the word of the gospel according to Christs institution: according to that same of Augustine. To the element cometh the word, and then it is a Sacrament.
We knowe that a Sacrament is properly a ⟨p. 100⟩holie couenant or oath and promise, on both sides, that is, made betweene God & his people, not simply, but established and confirmed by sacred rites & ceremonies: as it manifestly appeareth in the Sacrament of circumcision betweene God and Abraham: and betweene Christ and vs in Baptisme, which succeeded the circumcision. Therefore Sacrament is oftē taken of the Fathers for that whole action, either of Baptisme, or of the Lords Supper: wherein there goeth before, a promise on both sides, holily confirmed with external rites and seales or signes, and euen with the bloode of Christ. But afterward by a Synecdoche, they vnderstood by the name of Sacrament, onely the rites, and signes added to the word. And this last signification hath beene much vsed in the church. We therefore call a Sacrament, according to the significatiō receiued in the church, not the word alone, nor the element alone, but the element, water, or bread & wine, ioyned with the worde of the gospell according to Christs institution: according to that same of Augustine. To the element commeth the worde, and then it is a Sacrament.