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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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XV. That an unity in the same ceremonies, though it be not always and every where expedient, yet where it is settled ought not to be troubled.
XV. That an vnitie in the same ceremonies, though it be not alwaies and euerie where expedient, yet where it is setled ought not to be troubled.
By the way we deny not, but an unity also in these very ceremonies and rites of each church, so far forth as in conscience may be, ought to be kept and observed. For there are two kinds of things, wherein the unity of the church may stand: such as are delivered in the word of God: and such as are not expressed in the word: as are many external rites, and ecclesiastical ceremonies. In the first we believe an unity to be every where and always most necessary: in the other, though it be not of it self necessary, yet it may be profitable for the diversity of places, and in a diverse respect of times, to have diverse rites: yet where any certain thing concerning these matters, is appointed and received, for the edification of the church, there we judge that all ought to keep an unity also in such manner of rites, and not to trouble the Ecclesiastical orders: according to the Apostles rule. All things ought to be done by order and comely in the church and to edification: 1about which matters we also wonderfully well allow and embrace the two epistles of Augustine written to Januarius.2
By the way we denie not, but an vnitie also in these verie ceremonies and rites of each church, so farre forth as in consciēce may be, ought to be kept and obserued. For there are two kinds of things, wherein the vnitie of the church may stand: such as are deliuered in the word of God: and such as are not expressed in the word: as are many externall rites, and ecclesiasticall ceremonies. In the first we beleeue an vnitie to be euery where and alwaies most necessarie: in the other, though it bee not of it selfe necessarie, yet it may be profitable for the diuersitie of places, and in a diuerse respect of times, to haue diuerse rites: yet where any certaine thing concerning these matters, is appointed and receiued, for the edification of the church, there wee iudge that all ought to keepe an vnitie also in such manner of rites, and not to trouble the Ecclesiasticall orders: according to the Apostles rule. All things ought to be done by order and comely in the church and to edification: