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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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Confession › Chapter 14 › Aphorism 16: XVI. A definition of the sacraments.
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XVI. A definition of the sacraments.
We judge therefore sacraments (in few words to comprehend many things) to be external signs and such as are object to our senses: joined to the word of the gospel, according to Christs institution, for our ignorance and infirmity, and the more earnestly to stir up and confirm our faith: by which all men are seriously called to the true and real communion with Christ, and so with his flesh and blood, and consequently to the parking of all the good things which are in Christ, and which are signified & offered by the word and by the signs: and as for the elect & faithful they are indeed drawn by the holy spirit inwardly working in their minds, that they being incorporated to Christ may accomplish and make up the body of the whole church, preordained of the Father, to his own praise and glory, and their eternal blessedness.
We iudge therefore sacraments (in fewe wordes to comprehend manie things) to bee externall signes and such as are obiect to our senses: ioyned to the word of the gospell, according to Christes institution, for our ignorance and infirmitie, and the more earnestlie to stirre vp and confirme our faith: by which all men are seriously called to the true and reall communion with Christ, and so with his flesh and blood, and consequently to the parking of all the good things which ar in Christ, and which are signified & offred by the word and by the signes: and as for the elect & faithfull they are indeed drawne by the holy spirit inwardly working in their mindes, that they being incorporated to Christ may accomplish and make vpp the bodie of the whole church, preordained of the Father, to his owne praise and glorie, and their eternall blessednesse.