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 18: Of repentance.

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CHAP. XVIII. Of repentance.

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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.

ALthough that all these thinges, Faith, Hope, and Charitie; Repentance, Iustification, the studie 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 seuerallie to bee considered of, and to bee seene, what they be, and what they worke. And therefore wee thinke good brieflie to declare what wee thinke of them euerie one, and first of repentance the continuall and inseparable companion of faith. For albeit it bee daily made more perfect after iustification: yet because no man is iustified without repentance, and the beginning thereof goeth before iustification: therefore wee haue purposed in this first place, to declare what our beleefe is concerning the same.

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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…

CHAP. XVIII. Of repentance.

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.

IV. To stir up repentance in us, God useth ordinarily the word of the law and the gospel: and therefore the hearing of both is most necessary in the church.

IV. To stirre vp repentance in vs, God vseth ordinarily the word of the law and the gospell: and therefore the hearing of both is most necessarie in the church.

V. A sum of the doctrine of repentance, every where and always necessary to all of years of discretion.

V. A summe of the doctrine of repentance, euery where and alwaies necessarie to all of yeares of discretion.

VI. That the vulgar or usual parts of penitence, as contrition, confession of sins and satisfaction, are not simply condemned.

VI. That the vulgar or vsuall partes of poenitencie, as contrition, confession of sinnes and satisfaction, are not simplie condemned.

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CHAP. XVIII. Of repentance.

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.

IV. To stir up repentance in us, God useth ordinarily the word of the law and the gospel: and therefore the hearing of both is most necessary in the church.

IV. To stirre vp repentance in vs, God vseth ordinarily the word of the law and the gospell: and therefore the hearing of both is most necessarie in the church.

V. A sum of the doctrine of repentance, every where and always necessary to all of years of discretion.

V. A summe of the doctrine of repentance, euery where and alwaies necessarie to all of yeares of discretion.

VI. That the vulgar or usual parts of penitence, as contrition, confession of sins and satisfaction, are not simply condemned.

VI. That the vulgar or vsuall partes of poenitencie, as contrition, confession of sinnes and satisfaction, are not simplie condemned.

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