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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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XVI. What kinds of presence we deny, and what kinds we grant.
XVI. VVhat kindes of presence we denie, and vvhat kindes we graunt.
Wherefore albeit we disallow, that the substance of the bread being changed, or wasted into nothing, there should succeed in place ⟨p. 134⟩thereof, the true flesh of Christ, and that so to be present unto us, that under the accidents of bread should lie hidden the true substance of Christs body; and albeit we also deny the flesh of Christ to be really and in it own substance, present in the bread, which bread hath no other union with his flesh but the sacramental union, which is made by a mystical relation; and albeit, we also gainsay, that he is present to the wicked, which have not that spiritual communion with him, nor can be said truly to eat his flesh; And albeit we do not grant such a presence of Christs body, namely that he is now present with the faithful upon earth in the time of the supper, visibly to be seen of them, as he was in the first supper present at the table, visibly to be seen of his Apostles (for this doth plainly disagree not only from the nature of the body of Christ, but also from the scripture it self) but do grant that he is present with them only in an unuisible manner, and such a manner as is not to be perceived by our senses; Lastly albeit we detest that presence, wherein some do feign the flesh of Christ really & in it own substance to be every where: yet we believe and acknowledge such a presence, as is no less essential, for the things which are truly present unto us (seeing we are indeed made partakers of them) then spiritual for the manner, wherein they are made present, and are truly communicated unto us. Yea we also do little