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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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VIII. That the church hath no power over the holy scriptures.
VIII. That the church hath nopovver ouer the holie scriptures.
But to dispute whether the authority of the church be greater then that of the holy scriptures, yea and much more to set down the affirmative part, as though the church over and above the gift of knowing the spirits, and of discerning canonical scriptures from others, and of testifying of them and of interpreting of them, should have also authority ⟨p. 7⟩either of adding too or diminishing any thing from them, and of dispensing with them: we judge it more then sacrilege. 1For God commandeth, that no man shall add, or diminish, nor any one shall decline to the right hand or to the left, but all together shall simply obey him speaking unto them in the holy scriptures, in all manner of things.
But to dispute whether the authoritie of the church be greater then that of the holie scriptures, yea and much more to set downe the affirmatiue part, as though the church ouer and aboue the gift of knowing the spirits, and of discerning canonicall scriptures from others, and of testifying of them and of interpreting of them, should haue also authoritie ⟨p. 7⟩either of adding too or diminishing anie thing from them, and of dispensing with thē: we iudge it more then sacriledge.