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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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XI. Nothing must be established concerning religion without the word of god, but all things to be reformed by it.
XI. Nothing must be established concerning religion vvithout the vvord af god, but all things to be reformed by it.
We hold therefore, 1that nothing must be determined concerning religion in the church ⟨p. 8⟩of god, which hath not apparent testimony in the canonical books, or may out of them be convinced by manifest and necessary consequence. And if at any time there hath crept into the church any thing either concerning doctrine or the service of god, which is not agreeable to the holy scriptures: the same ought by some lawful means either quite to be taken away, or else to be reformed by the rule of gods word: and that all controversies in religion ought lawfully to be judged and decided out of the same holy scriptures.
VVe hold therefore, 1that nothing must be determined cōcerning religion in the church ⟨p. 8⟩of god, which hath not apparent testimonie in the canonicall bookes, or may out of them be conuinced by manifest and necessarie consequence. And if at anie time there hath crept into the church anie thing either concerning doctrine or the seruice of god, which is not agreeable to the holie scriptures: the same ought by some lawfull meanes either quite to be taken away, or els to be reformed by the rule of gods word: and that all controuersies in religion ought lawfully to be iudged and decided out of the same holie scriptures.