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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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Confession › Chapter 17 › Aphorism 8: VIII. The assurance of hope, whence it is.
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VIII. The assurance of hope, whence it is.
For Christian mens hope as it doeth not spring of any human promises: so neither is it cherished by human merits nor relieth thereupon, but being manifoldly confirmed and sealed in our hearts by the sole trueth of Gods promises; being also declared to all the faithful by the mighty & all-working power ⟨p. 140⟩of the same God alone which promised, but especially being showed openly in Christ at such time as he raised him from the dead, and made him sit at his right hand in the heavenly places: 1and lastly being fixed and upheld by the only obedience and merits of Christ in whom we believe, and in whom we hope: it doth assuredly and steadfastly look for the accomplishment of our salvation, even the resurrection from death, the coming of the glory of the great God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and the full possession of the heavenly inheritance.
For Christian mens hope as it doeth not spring of any humaine promises: so neither is it cherished by humaine merites nor relieth thereupon, but being manifoldly confirmed and sealed in our hearts by the sole trueth of Gods promises; being also declared to all the faithfull by the mighty & all-working power ⟨p. 140⟩of the same God alone which promised, but especially beeing shewed openly in Christ at such time as he raised him from the dead, and made him sitt at his right hand in the heauenly places: 1and lastly beeing fixed and vpheld by the onely obedience and merits of Christ in whome we beleeue, and in whom we hope: it doth assuredly and stedfastly looke for the accomplishment of our saluation, euen the resurrection from death, the comming of the glorie of the great God, and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ, and the full possession of the heauenly inheritance.