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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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XII. What we mean by the name of unity of the catholic church.
XII. What vvee meane by the name of vnitie of the catholicke church.
By the name of unity of the catholic church we mean a conjunction of all elect & regenerate people, wheresoever they be on earth, made with their head Christ into one body by the holy ghost: which in the creed we call the communion of Saints. For the Apostle also describing this unity, teacheth, that the church is a body, 1consisting of many members, whose head is Christ, repairing, quickening, working & preserving all that believe in him, by his spirit into one new man. The unity therefore of the body and all the members, with the head, and among themselves, is the unity of the church: as also Augustine determined against the Donatists.
By the name of vnitie of the catholicke church we meane a coniunction of all elect & regenerate people, whersoeuer they bee on earth, made with their head Christ into one bodie by the holie ghost: which in the creede we call the communion of Saintes. For the Apostle also describing this vnitie, teacheth, that the church is a bodie, 1consisting of manie mēbers, whose head is Christ, repairing, quickning, working & preseruing all that beleeue in him, by his spirite into one new man. The vnitie therefore of the bodie and all the mēbers, with the head, and among themselues, is the vnity of the church: as also Augustine determined against the Donatists.