H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which now at length being 70. years of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: but with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.Let all things be subject to the judgement of the true Catholic church.PRINTED BY JOHN LEGATE, printer to the University of Cambridge. 1599.H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes: but with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.Let all things bee subiect to the iudgement of the true Catholike church.PRINTED BY IOHN LEGAT, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1599.Title page of H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…, Cambridge, 1599

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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…

Name: H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…
Author: Girolamo Zanchi

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.

Girolamo Zanchi 1516–1590Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599

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Confession › Chapter 1 › Aphorism 4: IIII. Which be Canonical books and which Apocryphi.Confession › Chapter 1 › Aphorism 4: IIII. VVhich be Canonicall bookes and vvhich Apocryphi.

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These other we receive for not Canonical. Judith: Tobias: Of Esdras the third and fourth: Daniel chap. 13. and 14: The song of the three children, which is annexed to the third chapter: Wisdom of Solomon: ⟨p. 4⟩Wisdom of Jesus the son of Zirach, in latin called Ecclesiasticus: Baruch: Epistle of Jeremiah: Of Esther, the rest from the third verse of the tenth chapter: Of the Maccabees both the books: These of the old Testament.

These other vve receiue for not Canonicall. Iudith: Tobias: Of Esdras the third and fourth: Daniell chap. 13. and 14: The songe of the three children, which is annexed to the third chapter: Wisedome of Solomon: ⟨p. 4⟩Wisedome of Iesus the sonne of Zirach, in latin called Ecclesiasticus: Baruch: Epistle of Ieremie: Of Hester, the rest from the third verse of the tenth chapter: Of the Macchabees both the bookes: These of the old Testament.

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Of the new Testament we except none: for although there be some books of them, whereof some have doubted, yet afterward they were acknowledged, yea even for apostolical no less then the other, to which judgement we also do subscribe.

Of the new Testament we except none: for although there be some books of them, wherof some haue doubted, yet afterward they were acknowledged, yea euen for apostolicall no lesse then the other, to which iudgement we also doe subscribe.

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Of the former kind, The gospels after Matthew: Mark: Luke: John: Acts of the Apostles: Epistles of Paul: The first of Peter: The first of John:

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V. The rules of faith can be proved only by the canonical books.

V. The rules of faith can be prooued onely by the canonicall bookes.

VI. The canonical scriptures take not their authority from the Church.

VI. The canonicall scriptures take not their authoritie from the Church.

VII. Yet that the Churches authority doth much avail, to make men believe the holy Scriptures.

VII. Yet that the Churches authoritie doth much auaile, to make men beleeue the holie Scriptures.

VIII. That the church hath no power over the holy scriptures.

VIII. That the church hath nopovver ouer the holie scriptures.

IX. The holy scriptures are so perfect, that nothing may be added to or taken from them.

IX. The holie scriptures are so perfect, that nothing may be added to or taken from them.

X. And therefore men ought to rest upon them.

X. And therefore men ought to rest vppon them.

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