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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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XVIII. There be only two sacraments of Christs church.
XVIII. There be onely two sacraments of Christs church.
And we acknowledge two sacraments, which are properly to be called by that name and which have ever bin common to the universal church of Christ: Baptism & the Lords supper: of which the one properly belongeth to the beginning of the communion with Jesus Christ, the other, to the increase: whereupon also the one is called the water of regeneration, the other, the holy banquet and supper.
And wee acknowledge two sacramentes, which are properly to be called by that name and which haue euer bin common to the vniuersal church of Christ: Baptisme & the Lords supper: of which the one properly belongeth to the beginning of the communion with Iesus Christ, the other, to the increase: whereupon also the one is called the water of regeneration, the other, the holy banquett and supper.
XIX. Errors.
Wherefore we cannot allow of those, who will have sacraments to be there, where no word is heard, but only the element seen: nor those which distinguish not the matter of the sacrament from the sacrament, but will have it come into the mouth, aswell as the sacramental sign: whenas the matter of the sacrament,