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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. Eternal life, which shall be given to the elect, is called, and is, a reward: yet due unto us only upon favour, and not but for Christs sake.
V. Aeternall life, which shalbee giuen to the elect, is called, and is, a reward: yet due vnto vs onely vppon fauour, and not but for Christs sake.
For albeit it be a mere gift of God, which ⟨p. 267⟩the elect shall receive, and purchased by the merits of Christ alone, yet we doubt not; but it is named, and that it is truly a reward: sith the Lord Jesus vouchsafed to call it so, namely a free reward: seeing also that the good works themselves of the godly, and all the causes wherefrom the same do proceed, are free gifts of God: free election: free redemption: free calling, faith, justification, regeneration, forgiveness of sins; and lastly a free pardon of all wants and imperfections wherewith our good works are infected, and a free imputation of Christs perfect obedience, wherewith our imperfect obedience is clothed, and made acceptable to god and consequently to speak properly, is a reward, not due unto us for our own works considered in themselves, but for the merits of Christ imputed to us.
For albeit it be a meere gift of God, which ⟨p. 267⟩the elect shall receiue, and purchased by the meritts of Christ alone, yet we doubt not; but it is named, and that it is truely a reward: sith the Lord Iesus vouchsafed to call it so, namely a free reward: seing also that the good works themselues of the godlie, and all the causes wherefrom the same do proceed, are free gifts of God: free election: free redemption: free calling, faith, iustification, regeneration, forgruenesse of sinnes; and lastly a free pardon of all wants and imperfections wherewith our good works are infected, and a free imputation of Christs perfect obedience, wherewith our imperfect obedience is clothed, and made acceptable to god and consequently to speak properly, is a reward, not due vnto vs for our owne workes considered in themselues, but for the merits of Christ imputed to vs.