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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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V. Where the words of the institution are not rehearsed, there is no sacrament: & therefore without use they be nothing, but as they are in their own nature.
V. VVhere the words of the institution are not rehearsed, there is no sacrament: & therefore without vse they bee nothing, but as they are in their owne nature.
But as we believe, that the signs are added to the word, not for superstition, but for greater confirmation of our faith, so also that the word in administration of the sacraments is necessary, not to charm us, but to stir up faith in us: so that where the words of the institution are not so rehearsed, that they may be heard, and understood, whereby faith may be stirred up: there we deny it to be a true sacrament: and therefore we affirm, that the signs without the lawful use, be not Sacraments, but only the same things which they are of their own nature, and nothing else. For the signs are translated, only by the word, from their common use to the holy use: that which many call to be consecrated & hallowed: and thereby is made a sacrament, even as Augustine said, The word cometh to the element, and the sacrament is made, it cometh indeed, that it may be understood and believed.
But as we beleeue, that the signes are added to the word, not for superstition, but for greater confirmation of our faith, so also that the word in administration of the sacraments is necessarie, not to charme vs, but to stirre vp faith in vs: so that where the words of the insutution are not so rehearsed, that they may be heard, and vnderstood, whereby faith may be stirred vp: there we denie it to be a ttue sacrament: and therefore we affirme, that the signes without the lawfull vse, bee not Sacraments, but onely the same thinges which they are of their owne nature, and nothing else. For the signes are translated, onely by the word, from their common vse to the holy vse: that which many call to be consecrated & hallowed: and thereby is made a sacrament, euen as Augustine said, The word commeth to the element, and the sacrament is made, it commeth indeede, that it may be vnderstood and beleeued.