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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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XII. By charity, the communion with Christ and the church is nourished.
XII. By charitie, the communion with Christ and the church is nourished.
We believe that by true charity the communion with Christ, and with the church is exceedingly cherished, increased, and preserved: in as much as love doth unite between themselves the persons loving and beloved: as John saith, He which abideth in love, abideth in God, and God in him.
We beleeue that by true charitie the communion with Christ, and with the church is exceedingly cherished, increased, and preserued: in as much as loue doth vnite betweene themselues the persons louing and beloued: as Iohn saith, He which abideth in loue, abideth in God, and God in him.
CHAP. XVIII. Of repentance.
Although that all these things, Faith, Hope, and Charity; Repentance, Justification, the study of good works and of a godly life, cannot indeed be separated from one another: yet in as much as one of them dependeth on another, they are therefore to be distinguished, and each of them severally to be considered of, and to be seen, what they be, and what they work. And therefore we think good briefly to declare what we think of them every one, and first of repentance the continual and inseparable companion of faith. For albeit it be daily made more perfect after justification: yet because no man is justified without repentance, and the beginning thereof goeth before justification: therefore we have purposed in this first place, to declare what our belief is concerning the same.