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 24 › Aphorism 24: XXIV. The catholic church is partly visible, and partly invisible.Confession › Chapter 24 › Aphorism 24: XXIV. The catholicke church is partly visible, and partly inuisible.

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XXIV. The catholic church is partly visible, and partly invisible.

XXIV. The catholicke church is partly visible, and partly inuisible.

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To conclude, we believe this church, to be partly indeed visible, and partly invisible, but these in diverse respects. Visible, in that it consisteth ⟨p. 204⟩of men, visibly handling and hearing the word of God, ministering and receiving the sacraments, praying not only privately but also publicly to God, exercising the works of love towards their neighbours, and glorifying God by their whole life: which things can not indeed be performed; but they must sensibly be perceived. And if it should be merely invisible: how could it be discerned from the Synagogues of the wicked? Again, we call it also invisible: first, because it hath in it many hypocrites mingled, which perform all these outward things, as the elect do: and who are the elect, (for of them only consisteth the church) surely it cannot be known of us, but only of God, according to that, The Lord (alone) knoweth who are his. ¹Whereunto also tendeth that of the Apostle, He is not a Jew which is one outward, but one within. Moreover, because the church, in regard of the outward appearance, being evermore pressed with manifold calamities in the world: the number of the professors of Christs faith is sometimes so diminished, & all christian congregations thrust up into such narrow straights, that it may seem even to be none at all remaining: namely when there is no longer any public assembly, wherein Gods name is called upon: as the histories both sacred and ecclesiastical do most clearly and plentifully teach to have often happened: whenas notwithstanding it is very certain that God always reserveth ⟨p. 205⟩some church unto himself upon the earth: ²

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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…

XXIV. The catholic church is partly visible, and partly invisible.

XXIV. The catholicke church is partly visible, and partly inuisible.

CHAP. XXV. Of the government of the militant church, and of the ecclesiastical ministry.

CHAP. XXV. Of the gouernment of the militant church, and of the ecclesiasticall ministerie.

I. The church is governed of Christ.

I. The church is gouerned of Christ.

II. Christ ordereth his church partly by himself, and partly by assistance of fellow labourers.

II. Christ ordereth his church partly by himselfe, and partly by assistance of fellowe labourers.

III. A difference between the ministry of Angels, and of men.

III. A difference betweene the ministerie of Angells, and of men.

IV. It was most advisedly done, that Angels should not teach in the church, but men.

IV. Jt was most aduisedly done, that Angells should not teach in the church, but men.

V. There be two kinds of men especially, whose ministry Christ useth to the government and preservation of the church.

V. There be two kinds of men especially, whose ministery Christ vseth to the gouernment and preseruation of the church.

VI. About what matters especially the ecclesiastical ministry is employed.

VI. About what matters especially the ecclesiasticall ministerie is imployed.

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XXIV. The catholic church is partly visible, and partly invisible.

XXIV. The catholicke church is partly visible, and partly inuisible.

CHAP. XXV. Of the government of the militant church, and of the ecclesiastical ministry.

CHAP. XXV. Of the gouernment of the militant church, and of the ecclesiasticall ministerie.

I. The church is governed of Christ.

I. The church is gouerned of Christ.

II. Christ ordereth his church partly by himself, and partly by assistance of fellow labourers.

II. Christ ordereth his church partly by himselfe, and partly by assistance of fellowe labourers.

III. A difference between the ministry of Angels, and of men.

III. A difference betweene the ministerie of Angells, and of men.

IV. It was most advisedly done, that Angels should not teach in the church, but men.

IV. Jt was most aduisedly done, that Angells should not teach in the church, but men.

V. There be two kinds of men especially, whose ministry Christ useth to the government and preservation of the church.

V. There be two kinds of men especially, whose ministery Christ vseth to the gouernment and preseruation of the church.

VI. About what matters especially the ecclesiastical ministry is employed.

VI. About what matters especially the ecclesiasticall ministerie is imployed.

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