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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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X. There be three kinds of men that eat, and therefore diverse sorts of eating.
X. There bee three kinds of men that eate, and therefore diuerse sorts of eating.
Thence also we learn, that there are three kinds of men which may be called into question, whether they eat the flesh of Christ, or eat it not. The first, is of such as receive the bread, as common meat, and not as a sacrament: They eat not the true body of Christ in any respect, and are the true Capernaites, & their eating is mere carnal. And others of the contrary side, receive not the bread (yet not upon contempt) but only believe in the gospel: and their eating is mere spiritual. Lastly there are others, who not contenting themselves only with faith in the gospel, do also receive the bread: not simply, as the first sort, as bare bread: but as a sacrament of the Lords body. Whereupon it comes to pass that they are said, to take and eat sacramentally. But sith this may be done aswell of the the godly and faithful, as also of ungodly hypocrites, (yet in a diverse manner; of the one sort by faith, of the other without true faith:) therefore we also say that the ungodly hypocrites do eat it only sacramentally, but the faithful, do eat it both sacramentally & truly and spiritually, and therefore to salvation.
Thence also we learne, that there are three kindes of men which may be called into question, whether they eate the flesh of Christ, or eate it not. The first, is of such as receiue the bread, as common meate, and not as a sacrament: They eate not the true bodie of Christ in any respect, and are the true Capernaites, & their eating is meere carnall. And others of the contrarie side, receiue not the bread (yet not vpon contempt) but onely beleeue in the gospell: and their eating is meere spirituall. Lastly there are others, who not contenting themselues onely with faith in the gospell, do also receiue the bread: not simplie, as the first sorte, as bare bread: but as a sacrament of the Lords bodie. Whereuppon it comes to passe that they are said, to take and eate sacramentally. But sith this may bee done aswell of the the godly and faithfull, as also of vngodly hypocrites, (yet in a diuerse manner; of the one sort by faith, of the other without true faith:) therefore we also say that the vngodly hypocrites do eate it onely sacramentally, but the faithful, do eate it both sacramētally & truely and spiritually, and therefore to saluation.