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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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An observation upon the whole confession.
An obseruation vpon the whole confession.
When we use the word of condemning: we mean nothing else: than, that the heresies which have bin condemned by the catholic church, the same also we condemn: and which it allowed not, the same also we allow not: and this we desire to leave witnessed to all posterity.
When we vse the word of condemning: we meane nothing els: thē, that the heresies which haue bin condemned by the catholick church, the same also wee condemne: and which it allowed not, the same also we allow not: and this we desire to leaue witnessed to all posteritie.
Upon the first chapter aphorism. 4.
Vpon the first chapter aphorisme. 4.
Whereas we have given the first place, next after the canonical books, to the Apocryphi in the volume of the Bible: we did it, induced ⟨p. 276⟩by the authority of the greek and latin churches, who did always give that honour unto them, that they should be joined with the canonical books. See the places in Hierome, Cyprian, and the council of Laodicea, cited in the confession the first chapter & fifth aphorism. Moreover, we spake of books, not of any manner of writings. For otherwise we prefer the general creeds, before the Apocryphi.