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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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I. To the communion with Christ, and therefore, to the participation of salvation, faith is most necessary.
I. To the communion with Christ, and therefore, to the participation of saluation, faith is most necessarie.
TO the ingrafting into Christ, & the helping forward this communion, the holy ghost useth the outward instruments, of the gospel, and the sacraments: But unless the same spirit do also stir up in us, faith, by which we may embrace Christ with all his benefits offered unto us: we hold, that those instruments can profit us nothing to salvation: And therefore we doubt not but to the union with Christ and participation of all his benefits, faith is most necessary.
TO the ingrafting into Christ, & the helping forward this communion, the holy ghost vseth the outward instruments, of the gospell, and the sacraments: But vnlesse the same spirite doe also stirre vp in vs, faith, by which we may imbrace Christ with all his benefites offred vnto vs: we hold, that those instruments can profitt vs nothing to saluation: And therefore wee doubt not but to the vnion with Christ and participation of all his benefites, faith is most necessarie.