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 25: Of the government of the militant church, and of the ecclesiastical ministry.Confession › Chapter 25: Of the gouernment of the militant church, and of the ecclesiasticall ministerie.

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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.

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I. The church is governed of Christ.

I. The church is gouerned of Christ.

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WE believe, ¹that as all things were made, have their being, and are ruled by Christ: so he also governeth the church, which is his kingdom & his body, by a more peculiar means then all other things, as being author, king, ²and head of the same: as the Angel sayeth of Christ, and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever: and the Apostle, that he is as the son over his own house, and this house we are: that is, the church: and in another place, that he is the head of the church, ³& the same is the Saviour of his body.

WE beleeue, ¹that as all thinges were made, haue their being, and are ruled by Christ: so hee also gouerneth the church, which is his kingdome & his bodie, by a more peculiar meanes then all other things, as being author, king,

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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…

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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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.

The author

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