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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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XVII. The presence of Christs body in the supper, depends not upon ubiquity, but upon Christs words.
XVII. The presence of Christs bodie in the supper, depends not vppon vbiquitie, but vppon Christs wordes.
Whereupon it is evident that the presence of Christs body in the supper dependeth, not upon ubiquity (or being in all places at once) as some have dreamed, but upon the very words of Christ, working in us, to whom he is made present by the holy ghost. For if the Apostles had eaten the bread, received at the hand of Christ, and had not heard, and by faith understood those his words, (This is my body:) doubtless they had then nether received nor eaten any other thing, then bread. So that to the confirming of their real presence in the bread that monstrous opinion, and odious to God and his whole church, concerning ubiquity, can nothing help them: drawn indeed out of their scholastical distinctions, but yet clean against the judgement of the schoolmen themselves. And this is our faith and confession, of the true communion, of the true ⟨p. 136⟩eating, and of the true presence of Christs body.
Whereupon it is euident that the presence of Christs bodie in the supper dependeth, not vpon vbiquity (or being in all places at once) as some haue dreamed, but vppon the verie words of Christ, working in vs, to whome he is made present by the holy ghost. For if the Apostles had eaten the bread, receiued at the hand of Christ, and had not heard, and by faith vnderstood those his words, (This is my body:) doubtlesse they had then nether receiued nor eaten any other thing, then bread. So that to the confirming of their reall presence in the bread that monstrous opinion, and odious to God and his whole church, concerning vbiquity, can nothing help them: drawne indeed out of their scholasticall distinctions, but yet cleane against the iudgement of the schoolemen themselues. And this is our faith and confession, of the true communion, of the true