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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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XXIX. The church goods should not be wasted, but be bestowed on the maintenance of ministers, and other godly uses.
XXIX. The church goods should not be wasted, but be bestowed on the maintenance of ministers, and other godly vses.
And whereas many goods have in times ⟨p. 228⟩past, and yet in some places are given to churches, by the liberality of princes & other godly persons: we judge that if any church have such goods, great care is to be had, that the same be not wasted, nor converted into profane uses, and much less into sacrilegious uses, nor feigned to be so converted: but to be only bestowed upon that purpose whereto they were given, even to a godly intent. And we well allow of that ancient partition of church goods, where one part went to the bishops, that is, to the teachers, 1and ministers of the word, and their families; another, to the clerks, that is, to students and such as were ordained to the ministry of the church: and to them that attended on the church: the third part, to poor people and travellers: a fourth part to repairing of churches and schools, to which part also, belong not only the houses of ministers, teachers, students, libraries and books, all kinds of instruments and things necessary for churches and schools: but also spittles and hospitals, and other such like places, where such live, as are peculiarly to be relieved and cared for of the church.