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…

Name: H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…
Author: Girolamo Zanchi

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.

Girolamo Zanchi 1516–1590Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599

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Confession › Chapter 17 › Aphorism 10: X. Charity is the gift of God.Confession › Chapter 17 › Aphorism 10: X. Charitie is the gift of God.

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X. Charity is the gift of God.

X. Charitie is the gift of God.

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And we believe that the same charity is the singular gift of God: ¹whereby we are affectioned towards God the father, and Christ our redeemer, to love them again & to glorify them, with all our hearts: and inclined & made prove to good will and loving kindness, ⟨p. 141⟩aswell towards all men, yea even our enemies, as especially towards the saints and faithful. Therefore we disallow them, which say, that man can of his own natural power love god above all things. For love cometh of God, ²saith John.

And wee beleeue that the same charitie is the singular gift of God: ¹whereby we are affectioned towards God the father, and Christ our redeemer, to loue them againe & to glorifie them, with all our hearts: and inclined & made proue to good will and louing kindnes, ⟨p. 141⟩aswell towards al men, yea euen our enimies, as especially towards the saintes and faithfull. Therefore we disallow them, which saye, that man can of his owne naturall power loue god aboue all things. For loue commeth of God,

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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…

X. Charity is the gift of God.

X. Charitie is the gift of God.

XI. Testimonies of true charity.

XI. Testimonies of true charitie.

XII. By charity, the communion with Christ and the church is nourished.

XII. By charitie, the communion with Christ and the church is nourished.

CHAP. XVIII. Of repentance.

I. To Justification, and therefore to the communion with Christ, Repentance is necessary.

I. To Justification, and therefore to the communion with Christ, Repentance is necessarie.

II. What we mean by the name of repentance.

II. What we meane by the name of repentance.

III. Repentance is the gift of God.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

X. Charity is the gift of God.

X. Charitie is the gift of God.

XI. Testimonies of true charity.

XI. Testimonies of true charitie.

XII. By charity, the communion with Christ and the church is nourished.

XII. By charitie, the communion with Christ and the church is nourished.

CHAP. XVIII. Of repentance.

I. To Justification, and therefore to the communion with Christ, Repentance is necessary.

I. To Justification, and therefore to the communion with Christ, Repentance is necessarie.

II. What we mean by the name of repentance.

II. What we meane by the name of repentance.

III. Repentance is the gift of God.

The author

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