A15857:633
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
But the government, wherewith Christ guideth his church, we know to be two fold: one, wherein he of himself, and by his holy spirit, without any help or service of man, 1reigneth inwardly in the hearts of believers, and worketh in them to will and to perform, and is even ⟨p. 207⟩all in all: and moveth unto that which is good, defending us from evil against Satan, the world, and all our enemies: The other, wherein he so guideth the church, as he also vouchsafeth to use the help and ministry of others, aswell Angels, as men especially, to the preservation of the church; As of Angels the Apostle speaketh, 2They are ministering spirits, sent forth to minister, for their sakes which shall be heirs of salvation: 3and of men, he sayeth, We are Gods ministers, by whom ye have believed. For like as in a man the head of it self, by virtue of the mind, which liveth & worketh chiefly therein, doeth so rule the whole body, that it also useth the help of every member to the profit of the whole body: so Christ, the head of the church, doth in like sort bear himself in the government thereof, not for his own cause, or that he needeth our ministry, but doth it for our necessity, yea for our manifest commodity and honour.