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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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VII. There be many and those most weighty causes why men must labour to do good works.
VII. There be many and those most weightie causes why men must labour to doe good works.
For there be many and very weighty causes declared in the holy scriptures, why we must diligently labour to do good works, although we be not justified by the same: whereof some are referred immediately to the glory of God: some to the salvation of our neighbour, ⟨p. 167⟩and profit of the church: and some also pertain to our own thankfulness towards God, yea and to our own salvation. God commandeth this thing and to his commandment we must simply obey. 1By these works God is glorified and the glory of God must be set forward. 2God did therefore elect, create, redeem, and plant us in Christ, that we should live soberly, justly, and godly in this world: and God is not to be defrauded of his purpose. 3They please God: for he hateth iniquity, and loveth righteousness: and we must do those things which please god, though thereby there should arise no profit either to our neighbour or to our selves. But both to our neighbour and to the church especially cometh great profit by our good works, not only in regard of the body, and external commodities, but also of eternal salvation: whilst by our example (to let pass other things) the elect are provoked to the like godliness.