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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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VIII. None but the faithful do truly eat Christs true flesh.
VIII. None but the faithfull doe truely eate Christs true flesh.
But albeit the flesh of Christ be offered unto all, in the supper to be eaten: yet we believe that it is truly eaten of the faithful only; both because they alone have communion with Christ, and with his flesh and blood, and others have not; neither by receiving the bread are made partakers of him; and also because they alone have the spirit of Christ, by virtue of whom only, the flesh of Christ is truly communicated, yea and also because they alone do bring true faith, without which, the same cannot be truly received and eaten. For Christ giveth not his true body to be truly and indeed eaten, but only to them, which do aswell believe that the same was betrayed for them unto death, and his blood shed for remission of their sins, as those words to be true, This is my body.
But albeit the flesh of Christ be offred vnto all, in the supper to be eaten: yet we beleeue that it is truely eaten of the faithfull only; both because they alone haue communion with Christ, and with his flesh and blood, and others haue not; neither by receiuing the bread are made partakers of him; and also because they alone haue the spirite of Christ, by vertue of whom onely, the flesh of Christ is truely communicated, yea and also because they alone doe bring true faith, without which, the same cannot bee truely receiued and eaten. For Christ giueth not his true bodie to bee truely and indeed eaten, but only to them, which do aswell beleeue that the same was betraied for them vnto death, and his blood shedd for remission of their sinnes, as those wordes to bee true, This is my bodie.