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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. The sacrament of the supper, is an instrument of the holy ghost, to help forward the communion with Christ, and with the church.
I. The sacrament of the supper, is an instrument of the holie ghost, to helpe forvvard the communion with Christ, and with the church.
We believe that the sacrament of the supper, is not only a testimony of our communion with Christ, and with his flesh and blood and with the whole church: but also an instrument of the holy ghost to confirm & help forward the same: the Apostle saying, the bread which we break, 1is it not the communion of the Lords body? the breaking and the taking of the blessed bread, he calleth the communion of the Lords body: because they which eat with an actual faith in the Lord, do join in communion with the Lord, and with his flesh and blood: as also they that embrace the word of the Apostles in faith, do receive a communion with the Apostles, & that communion is with the father, and with his son Jesus Christ.
We beleeue that the sacrament of the supper, is not onely a testimonie of our communion with Christ, and with his flesh and blood and with the whole church: but also an instrument of the holie ghost to confirme & helpe foreward the same: the Apostle saying, the bread vvhich we breake, 1is it not the communion of the Lords bodie? the breaking and the taking of the blessed bread, he calleth the communion of the Lordes bodie: because they which eate with an actuall faith in the Lorde, doe ioyne in communion with the Lord, and with his flesh and blood: as also they that imbrace the word of the Apostles in faith, do receiue a communion with the Apostles, & that cōmunion is with the father, and with his sonne Iesus Christ.