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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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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.
And although there be not one member in ⟨p. 209⟩this whole great body of the church, but Christ useth the same to some profit of the other men bers, 1and so of the whole body, as Paul teacheth: yet we acknowledge two principal kinds of men, whose help and service he is wont to use for the government and preservation of the church: namely, first, teachers, and others to administer the word, sacraments, & other ecclesiastical duties: then, godly princes and magistrates, whose ministries or offices we confound not, but acknowledge them to be distinct and very diverse: among which differences this also is not the least, that the ministry of teachers is always very necessary to the church, but of politic magistrates not so: sith the former the church cannot be without, but the other, it often hath wanted and may want them.
And although there be not one member in ⟨p. 209⟩this whole great body of the church, but Christ vseth the same to some profite of the other mē bers, 1and so of the whole bodie, as Paule teacheth: yet wee acknowledge two principall kindes of men, whose help and seruice he is wont to vse for the gouernment and preseruation of the church: namely, first, teachers, and others to administer the word, sacraments, & other ecclesiasticall dueties: then, godly princes and magistrats, whose ministeries or offices we confound not, but acknowledge them to be distinct and verie diuerse: among which differences this also is not the least, that the ministerie of teachers is alwaies verie necessarie to the church, but of politicke magistrates not so: sith the former the church cannot bee without, but the other, it often hath wanted and may want them.