H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which now at length being 70. years of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man believeth unto righteousness: but with the mouth man confesseth to salvation.Let all things be subject to the judgement of the true Catholic church.PRINTED BY JOHN LEGATE, printer to the University of Cambridge. 1599.H. ZANCHIVS HIS CONFESSION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he causea 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.ROM. 10.With the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnes: but with the mouth man confesseth to saluation.Let all things bee subiect to the iudgement of the true Catholike church.PRINTED BY IOHN LEGAT, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1599.Title page of H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…, Cambridge, 1599

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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…

Name: H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which now at length being 70. years…
Author: Girolamo Zanchi

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.

Girolamo Zanchi 1516–1590Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1599Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1599

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Confession › Chapter 29 › Aphorism 6: VI. After the judgement given, the godly shall be presently with Christ in heaven, but t…Confession › Chapter 29 › Aphorism 6: VI. After the iudgement giuen, the godly shalbee presently with Christ in heauen, but t…

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VI. After the judgement given, the godly shall be presently with Christ in heaven, but the ungodly, in hell, with the devil & his Angels.

VI. After the iudgement giuen, the godly shalbee presently with Christ in heauen, but the vngodly, in hell, with the deuill & his Angells.

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Further more we believe, that presently after the same judgement, the godly shall follow Christ into heaven, but the wicked shall be thrust down with the devils into hell: Christ saying to the first, come ye blessed of my father, but to the other, Go ye cursed into everlasting fire.

Further more wee beleeue, that presently after the same iudgement, the godly shall follow Christ into heauen, but the wicked shal be thrust downe with the deuills into hell: Christ saying to the first, come yee blessed of my father, but to the other, Goe yee cursed into euerlasting fire.

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VII. That day shall be to the godly most joyful, and is therefore to be wished for: to the wicked most heavy, & is therefore, even in the only hearing intolerable.

VII. That day shalbe to the godly most ioyfull, and is therefore to be wished for: to the wicked most heauie, & is therefore, euē in the only hearing intollerable.

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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…

VI. After the judgement given, the godly shall be presently with Christ in heaven, but the ungodly, in hell, with the devil & his Angels.

VI. After the iudgement giuen, the godly shalbee presently with Christ in heauen, but the vngodly, in hell, with the deuill & his Angells.

VII. That day shall be to the godly most joyful, and is therefore to be wished for: to the wicked most heavy, & is therefore, even in the only hearing intolerable.

VII. That day shalbe to the godly most ioyfull, and is therefore to be wished for: to the wicked most heauie, & is therefore, euē in the only hearing intollerable.

VIII. Errors.

CHAP. XXX. Of eternal life.

CHAP. XXX. Of eternall life.

I. Eternal life shall be given to all; which by their good works have witnessed, that they were truly grafted into Christ, and have believed in Christ.

I. Eternall life shalbe giuen to all; which by their good workes haue witnessed, that they were truely grafted into Christ, and haue beleeued in Christ.

II. A confirmation of the former opinion, and that eternal life is not given for our own works, but for Christ in whom we are freely chosen, blessed, and made the children of god.

II. A confirmation of the former opinion, and that eternall life is not giuen for our owne works, but for Christ in whom we are freely chosen, blessed, and made the children of god.

III. As the godly shall have eternal life: so the pains and fire of the wicked shall be eternal.

III. As the godlie shall haue eternall life: so the paines and fire of the wicked shalbee eternall.

IV. How happy that eternal life shall be, it can neither be said, nor thought.

IV. How happie that eternall life shalbe, it can neither be said, nor thought.

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VI. After the judgement given, the godly shall be presently with Christ in heaven, but the ungodly, in hell, with the devil & his Angels.

VI. After the iudgement giuen, the godly shalbee presently with Christ in heauen, but the vngodly, in hell, with the deuill & his Angells.

VII. That day shall be to the godly most joyful, and is therefore to be wished for: to the wicked most heavy, & is therefore, even in the only hearing intolerable.

VII. That day shalbe to the godly most ioyfull, and is therefore to be wished for: to the wicked most heauie, & is therefore, euē in the only hearing intollerable.

VIII. Errors.

CHAP. XXX. Of eternal life.

CHAP. XXX. Of eternall life.

I. Eternal life shall be given to all; which by their good works have witnessed, that they were truly grafted into Christ, and have believed in Christ.

I. Eternall life shalbe giuen to all; which by their good workes haue witnessed, that they were truely grafted into Christ, and haue beleeued in Christ.

II. A confirmation of the former opinion, and that eternal life is not given for our own works, but for Christ in whom we are freely chosen, blessed, and made the children of god.

II. A confirmation of the former opinion, and that eternall life is not giuen for our owne works, but for Christ in whom we are freely chosen, blessed, and made the children of god.

III. As the godly shall have eternal life: so the pains and fire of the wicked shall be eternal.

III. As the godlie shall haue eternall life: so the paines and fire of the wicked shalbee eternall.

IV. How happy that eternal life shall be, it can neither be said, nor thought.

IV. How happie that eternall life shalbe, it can neither be said, nor thought.

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