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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We condemn, whosoever shall deny that Christ shall truly and in very deed descend in his human body from heaven into the clouds, and then return with his chosen into heaven again, and would prove, that it shall all be without any change of places, only by appearance (as they call it) & a certain likeness: to the which the Angels do affirm the contrary unto the Apostles, ¹as ye have seen him ascend into heaven, so shall he come again. We disallow also, those which teach, that the works of piety considered in themselves are the true cause for which eternal life is given, and are the true merits thereof: against which the Apostle also, sayeth, ²The gift of God is eternal life. Neither do we approve the opinion of the Chiliasts concerning the thousand ⟨p. 269⟩years: wherein Christ with his elect should remain here in the earth, after the latter judgement: and that they should here live in the delights, yet honest delights of the flesh, and should procreate children, but Saints: & so at last be translated up into heaven. And we condemn, and detest their error, which stand in contention, that the fire whereinto the wicked shall be thrown, shall at the length be quenched: so that all, even the devils themselves shall live blessedly in the kingdom of God: flat against the plain words of Christ, go ye into everlasting fire.³

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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…

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.

Observations of the same Zanchius upon his own confession.

Obseruations of the same Zanchius vppon his owne confession.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

Observations of the same Zanchius upon his own confession.

Obseruations of the same Zanchius vppon his owne confession.

The author

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