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 19 › Aphorism 5: V. A confirmation of the former opinion, and what it is for a man to be sanctified.

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V. A confirmation of the former opinion, and what it is for a man to be sanctified.

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First, ¹to justify, in the scriptures, aswell in the old Testament, as the new, and especially with the Apostle, when he handleth the same matter, doth signify to forgive sins, and so to absolve and acquit from all blame & punishment, and also to receive into favour, and to pronounce a man just, and to account him for just: not such a one as is simply unrighteous, but such a one as by the obtaining forgiveness of his sins is no longer unrighteous. Moreover although God do always in Christ acknowledge for his, and hath freely made acceptable to himself in his well beloved, all those whom from the beginning he hath chosen in Christ, as members in their head, to be his children: yet because we are not yet really in Christ, until we are ingrafted and incorporated ⟨p. 151⟩into him by the holy ghost, (which indeed we that are of years of discretion are not, till we be endued with faith, so that we acknowledge Christ to be our righteousness, and embrace him for such) therefore the scriptures do teach that we are then justified, and that by faith in Christ, without our own works, when we believe all this with true faith, that is, when we are persuaded that our sins shall no more be imputed unto us, as being once washed away in Christ, but shall be pardoned by the favour of God, & for Christs sake alone: ²and on the other side that Christs righteousness shall be imputed to us as our own, and that we being clothed there with, shall be, and shall be counted just in the sight of God. An assured and manifest testimony whereof, is, as we said before, that same begun and inherent righteousness in us: which consisteth in the detesting of sin, and the love of righteousness, and the study of good works.

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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…

V. A confirmation of the former opinion, and what it is for a man to be sanctified.

VI. A confirmation, what it is to be justified by faith.

VI. A confirmation, vvhat it is to be iustified by faith.

VII. Men are justified by faith alone,

VII. Men are iustified by faith alone,

VIII. Not only in the beginning of our conversion, but even in the whole course of our life, to our death we are justified only by faith.

VIII. Not onely in the beginning of our conuersion, but euen in the whole course of our life, to our death wee are iustified onely by faith.

IX. Justification by faith alone is no imaginary or feigned matter.

IX. Iustification by faith alone is no imaginarie or fained matter.

X. Inherent righteousness is increased by good works.

X. Inherent righteousnesse is increased by good works.

XI. A man is justified by that justice which consisteth in the forgiveness of sins, and imputation of Christs justice, and not properly of his own works: but by them he is declared to be justified & to be just.

XI. A man is iustified by that iustice vvhich consisteth in the forgiuenesse of sinnes, and imputation of Christes iustice, and not properly of his owne works: but by them he is declared to be iustified & to be iust.

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V. A confirmation of the former opinion, and what it is for a man to be sanctified.

VI. A confirmation, what it is to be justified by faith.

VI. A confirmation, vvhat it is to be iustified by faith.

VII. Men are justified by faith alone,

VII. Men are iustified by faith alone,

VIII. Not only in the beginning of our conversion, but even in the whole course of our life, to our death we are justified only by faith.

VIII. Not onely in the beginning of our conuersion, but euen in the whole course of our life, to our death wee are iustified onely by faith.

IX. Justification by faith alone is no imaginary or feigned matter.

IX. Iustification by faith alone is no imaginarie or fained matter.

X. Inherent righteousness is increased by good works.

X. Inherent righteousnesse is increased by good works.

XI. A man is justified by that justice which consisteth in the forgiveness of sins, and imputation of Christs justice, and not properly of his own works: but by them he is declared to be justified & to be just.

XI. A man is iustified by that iustice vvhich consisteth in the forgiuenesse of sinnes, and imputation of Christes iustice, and not properly of his owne works: but by them he is declared to be iustified & to be iust.

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