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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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VI. The reprobate hypocrites, though they are in the church, yet they are not of the church.
So we rightly believe and confess, that the reprobate hypocrites, though they dwell in the church, and live among the Saints: yet they are not of the church, nor members of the church, when they are not truly joined to the head Christ, nor endued with his spirit, and consequently not truly Saints. As the Apostle John sayeth, 1of certain hypocrites, they are gone out from us (as filth from the body) but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they had continued with us. They therefore are not of the church, which at last do fall from Christ, and keep not that perpetual communion with Christ and with all his Saints: howsoever great and rare men they seem in the church for a time, yea and hold the government over the christian common wealth, and rule over the whole church. For they are members ⟨p. 178⟩of Satan not of Christ: whosoever have the spirit not of Christ, but of Antichrist.
So wee rightly beleeue and confesse, that the reprobate hypocrites, though they dwell in the church, and liue among the Saints: yet they are not of the church, nor members of the church, when they are not truely ioyned to the head Christ, nor indued with his spirite, and consequently not truely Saints. As the Apostle Iohn saieth, 1of certaine hypocrites, they are gone out from vs (as filth from the bodie) but they were not of vs. For if they had beene of vs, they had continued with vs. They therefore are not of the church, which at last doe fall from Christ, and keepe not that perpetuall communion with Christ and with all his Saints: howsoeuer great and rare men they seeme in the church for a time, yea and hold the gouernment ouer the christian common wealth, and rule ouer the whole church. For they are members