H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which now at length being 70. years of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: but with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.Let all things be subject to the judgement of the true Catholic church.PRINTED BY JOHN LEGATE, printer to the University of Cambridge. 1599.H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes: but with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.Let all things bee subiect to the iudgement of the true Catholike church.PRINTED BY IOHN LEGAT, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1599.Title page of H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…, Cambridge, 1599

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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…

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 20 › Aphorism 4: IV. Likewise in getting the moral virtues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more forc…Confession › Chapter 20 › Aphorism 4: IV. Likewise in getting the morall vertues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more forc…

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IV. Likewise in getting the moral virtues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more force then the unregenerate.

IV. Likewise in getting the morall vertues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more force then the vnregenerate.

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And albeit we confess, that a man unregenerate, helped by the special aide of God, can be possessed with the moral virtues: yet we hold, that this special aide of God is much more forcible in the regenerate: and that through the presence of the holy ghost, ¹by whom they are lightened, governed, & driven forward: as it was well proved of the ancient fathers, against the vain boast of the gē tills, that those virtues which they call moral, were far other manner of gifts in the ⟨p. 159⟩christians, then they were, or could be in the infidels: sith in them they were only the images or shadows of virtues, but in true christians they were the very virtues indeed.

And albeit we confesse, that a man vnregenerate, helped by the speciall aide of God, cā bee possessed with the morall vertues: yet wee hold, that this speciall aide of God is much more forcible in the regenerate: and that through the presence of the holie ghost, ¹by whome they are lightened, gouerned, & driuē forward: as it was well prooued of the auncient fathers, against the vaine boast of the gē tilles, that those vertues which they call morall, were farre other manner of giftes in the

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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…

IV. Likewise in getting the moral virtues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more force then the unregenerate.

IV. Likewise in getting the morall vertues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more force then the vnregenerate.

V. Unto such things as are of God, and pertain to his kingdom, only the regenerate man is by the holy ghost enlightened, inclined & wrought, to the understanding, choosing, and performing them.

V. Ʋnto such things as are of God, and pertaine to his kingdome, onely the regenerate man is by the holy ghost enlightened, inclined & wrought, to the vnderstanding, choosing, and performing them.

VI. A regenerate man is not only wrought, but also worketh by the holy spirit.

VI. A regenerate man is not onely vvrought, but also worketh by the holy spirite.

VII. The power of free choice in the regenerate is yet weak: so that we have still need of the help of God, neither can we do all that we would.

VII. The povver of free choise in the regenerate is yet weake: so that vve haue still neede of the help of God, neither can we do all that we would.

VIII. That God so governeth the minds and wills of the godly, that in the very conflict of temptations and of the flesh, he suffereth them not altogether to fall from him.

VIII. That God so gouerneth the mindes and wills of the godly, that in the very conflict of tēptations and of the flesh, he suffreth them not altogether to fall from him.

IX. Errors.

CHAP. XXI. Of good works.

CHAP. XXI. Of good workes.

I. They which are ingrafted into Christ, have both whereby they themselves do live, and bring forth the works of their life for others: and this is the principal end of their ingrafting.

I. They which are ingrafted into Christ, haue both whereby they themselues do liue, and bring forth the workes of their life for others: and this is the principall ende of their ingrafting.

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IV. Likewise in getting the moral virtues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more force then the unregenerate.

IV. Likewise in getting the morall vertues, a regenerate man is freer, and of more force then the vnregenerate.

V. Unto such things as are of God, and pertain to his kingdom, only the regenerate man is by the holy ghost enlightened, inclined & wrought, to the understanding, choosing, and performing them.

V. Ʋnto such things as are of God, and pertaine to his kingdome, onely the regenerate man is by the holy ghost enlightened, inclined & wrought, to the vnderstanding, choosing, and performing them.

VI. A regenerate man is not only wrought, but also worketh by the holy spirit.

VI. A regenerate man is not onely vvrought, but also worketh by the holy spirite.

VII. The power of free choice in the regenerate is yet weak: so that we have still need of the help of God, neither can we do all that we would.

VII. The povver of free choise in the regenerate is yet weake: so that vve haue still neede of the help of God, neither can we do all that we would.

VIII. That God so governeth the minds and wills of the godly, that in the very conflict of temptations and of the flesh, he suffereth them not altogether to fall from him.

VIII. That God so gouerneth the mindes and wills of the godly, that in the very conflict of tēptations and of the flesh, he suffreth them not altogether to fall from him.

IX. Errors.

CHAP. XXI. Of good works.

CHAP. XXI. Of good workes.

I. They which are ingrafted into Christ, have both whereby they themselves do live, and bring forth the works of their life for others: and this is the principal end of their ingrafting.

I. They which are ingrafted into Christ, haue both whereby they themselues do liue, and bring forth the workes of their life for others: and this is the principall ende of their ingrafting.

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