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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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VI. The body of Christ is not in the bread, really, and properly.
VI. The bodie of Christ is not in the bread, reallie, and properlie.
Hereby we are also confirmed in this opinion: that as the bread is not properly the very body of Christ, but a sacrament thereof: so also Christ is not in the bread, really and properly. For in sacraments, the things whereof they be sacraments, are not really included, although they borrow their names of the things, as in baptism the matter is apparent and out of all question: in which no man saith that the blood of Christ, by which we are washed from sin, or the very regeneration it self is included, as also in the word of the gospel, the things are not therein really included which by it be declared. Now sacraments be visible words. And Christ said not, my body is in this, that is, in the bread: but in a far other manner of speech, as, This, that is, this bread is my body. Now if any will say, that this is all one in sense: it will follow, if the body of Christ be really in the bread, then the bread is really, properly, and substantially the body of Christ. And if this be impious to be spoken, neither do we think that the other can godlily be affirmed. Yet we deny not, but it is in it sacramentally, in that sense, that we say remission of sins, and salvation and life ⟨p. 126⟩is in the word of the gospel, which it declareth and offereth. But sith the common sort have used to draw such manner of speeches to superstition, we judge that those speeches are altogether to be forborne and avoided, and the simple plain phrases of the scriptures to be used.