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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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Upon the second chapter. Of God. The first aphorism.
Vpon the second chapter. Of God. The first aphorisme.
Though the property of existences be, to exist in the essence: yet speaking of God, we would rather use another manner of speech, & that more usual, for certain causes; as namely to teach, against the reproaches and scoffs of the Arians of our time, that the divine essence is not found, but only in the persons: and therefore that we do not make an essence apart by it self subsisting from the persons: wherein yet three persons should subsist, as though the catholic church should forge four existences in God.
Though the propertie of existences bee, to exist in the essence: yet speaking of God, we would rather vse another manner of speach, & that more vsuall, for certaine causes; as namely to teach, against the reproches and skoffes of the Arrians of our time, that the diuine essence is not found, but onely in the persons: and therefore that we do not make an essence aparte by it selfe subsisting from the persons: wherein yet three persons should subsist, as though the catholicke church should forge foure existences in God.