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 32 › Aphorism 3: III. The church is a company consisting of many.Confession › Chapter 32 › Aphorism 3: III. The church is a companie consisting of many.

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III. The church is a company consisting of many.

III. The church is a companie consisting of many.

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For the Scriptures teach us, that the church is a company consisting of many, as a body compact of many members: calling the same ⟨p. 176⟩the body of Christ distinguished into many men bers: and also, a flock of sheep, ¹and the kingdom of God, and a city consisting of many citizens, and such other like names.

For the Scriptures teach vs, that the church is a companie consisting of manie, as a bodie compact of many members: calling the same ⟨p. 176⟩the bodie of Christ distinguished into many mē bers: and also, a flock of sheepe, ¹and the kingdome of God, and acitie consisting of many citizens, and such other like names.

1Eph. 1.23 Joh. 10.3

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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…

III. The church is a company consisting of many.

III. The church is a companie consisting of many.

IV. The church consisteth only of the elect, already incorporate into Christ.

IV. The church consisteth onely of the elect, alreadie incorporate into Christ.

V. The holy Angels are not excluded from the body of the church.

V. The holy Angells are not excluded from the bodie of the church.

VI. The reprobate hypocrites, though they are in the church, yet they are not of the church.

VII. That there ever was and is one only church of Christ.

VII. That there euer vvas and is one onely church of Christ.

VIII. Of the christian church there is one only head Jesus Christ.

VIII. Of the christian church there is one onely head Iesus Christ.

IX. This church is truly holy.

IX. This church is truely holie.

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III. The church is a company consisting of many.

III. The church is a companie consisting of many.

IV. The church consisteth only of the elect, already incorporate into Christ.

IV. The church consisteth onely of the elect, alreadie incorporate into Christ.

V. The holy Angels are not excluded from the body of the church.

V. The holy Angells are not excluded from the bodie of the church.

VI. The reprobate hypocrites, though they are in the church, yet they are not of the church.

VII. That there ever was and is one only church of Christ.

VII. That there euer vvas and is one onely church of Christ.

VIII. Of the christian church there is one only head Jesus Christ.

VIII. Of the christian church there is one onely head Iesus Christ.

IX. This church is truly holy.

IX. This church is truely holie.

The author

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