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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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VIII. The churches be not taken away by every dissension that ariseth in them.
VIII. The churches bee not taken away by euery dissention that ariseth in them.
But by the way, we are not so unjust to deny those to be christian churches wherein there is not always a full consent and agreement of all things. For as every agreement doth not make a church: so every dissension doth not dissolve the same: so long as the foundation, which is Christ, true God and true man, the true and perfect Saviour, be kept sound & firm, and so long as there is a full agreement in the sum of the Apostles doctrine, which is delivered in their creed.
But by the waye, we are not so vniust to denie those to bee christian churches wherein there is not alwaies a full consent and agreement of all things. For as euerie agreement doth not make a church: so euerie dissention doth not dissolue the same: so long as the foū dation, which is Christ, true God and true mā, the true and perfect Sauiour, be kept sound & firme, and so long as there is a full agreement in the summe of the Apostles doctrine, which is deliuered in their creede.