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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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X. The peace of the churches are not to be troubled nor schisms to be made, for every difference that ariseth in doctrine, or ceremonies.
X. The peace of the churches are not to bee troubled nor schismes to be made, for euerie difference that ariseth in doctrine, or ceremonies.
And therefore we cannot allow it, that any should make a separation from his church, and trouble the peace of the church, and violate brotherly love: much less that one church should condemn another, for every difference ⟨p. 192⟩in doctrine, or in ceremonies, where the foundation is still held: so that, good reason was it that Victor the bishop of Rome intending once to excommunicate the churches of Asia, because they differed from him in certain rites, was reprehended of Ireneus the bishop of Lyons. Neither is it the Apostles meaning, that for the stubble and hay, built upon the foundation, there should be division made in the church, or the church condemned: 1sith the church doth not straight cease to be a church, and as yet is holy, and the beautiful bride of Christ, though it be darkened, and hath yet some wrinkles and scars. In a word, though the errors and defects of it are never to be dissembled: yet in what congregations soever, the foundation, and the sum of the Apostles doctrine is kept and preserved, and no manifest idolatries allowed of, we judge that we ought to embrace peace and communion with them as true churches of Christ: So great is the account of the union of churches.