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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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IV. The bread, why it is called the body of Christ.
IV. The bread, why it is called the bodie of Christ.
Whereupon we may also understand, why Christ called this bread, his own body: namely, not for that it is either properly his very true body, or that there is any such body contained within it, or also that it is only a bare sign of his body, broken and dead for us: but that it is a sacrament, (for sacraments saith Augustine take unto them the names of the things, whereof they be sacraments) and therefore an instrument also of the holy ghost, to communicate unto us the true body of Christ, & to confirm us in his communion. Like as for the same cause the Apostle also called baptism, not the sign of regeneration, 1but the washing water it self of regeneration: namely because that by this washing of water through the word, as by a fit instrument, Christ by the working power of his spirit doeth inwardly wash and cleanse us, and beget us a new.
Whereuppon we may also vnderstand, why Christ called this bread, his own body: namely, not for that it is either properly his verie true bodie, or that there is any such body cō tained within it, or also that it is onely a bare signe of his bodie, broken and dead for vs: but that it is a sacrament, (for sacraments saith Augustine take vnto them the names of the things, whereof they be sacraments) and therefore an instrument also of the holie ghost, to communicate vnto vs the true body of Christ, & to confirme vs in his communion. Like as for the same cause the Apostle also called baptisme, not the signe of regeneration, 1but the vvashing water it self of regeneration: namely because that by this washing of water through the worde, as by a fitt instrument, Christ by the working power of his spirite doeth inwardly wash and cleanse vs, and begett vs a new.