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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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Confession › Chapter 30: Of eternal life.Confession › Chapter 30: Of eternall life.
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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.
WE believe that eternal life, that is, full and perfect possession of eternal life, shall be given in that last day, unto all who by the apparent works of true faith and godliness shall be declared before all Angels and men, manifestly showed, and by sentence of the judge Christ pronounced, to have been truly joined to him, by ⟨p. 270⟩the holy spirit, and so to have believed in god the father, in his son Jesus Christ, and in the holy ghost, and to have bin lively members of the holy church, and to have had communion withal the Saints, and obtained forgiveness of their sins: which the Lord also teacheth, saying, He will say to them, which shall be on his right hand, come ye blessed of my father, possess the kingdom prepared for you before the foundation of the world: for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat &c.
WE beleeue that eternall life, that is, full and perfect possession of eternall life, shalbee giuen in that last daye, vnto all who by the apparent workes of true faith and godlinesse shalbe declared before al Angells and men, manifestly shewed, and by sentence of the iudge Christ pronounced, to haue beene truely ioyned to him, by