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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 7. chapter. The 11. aphorism.
Vppon the 7. chapter. The 11. aphorisme.
Among other things which Julianus the Pelagian objected to Augustine, proving & defending original sin, these were some: that either he made God an author of sin, or the devil a creator of man: and that because, the Pelagians thought that Augustine made original sin, the very substance of man. Al which objections, he confuted in his 7. Tome, against Pelag. the 5. book and first chapter in these words. Neither do we ascribe injustice to God, but rather equity, in that, even infants are punished, not unjustly with such and so many evils, as we see: neither do we attribute the making of man, but the corrupting and depraving of mans original to the devil: ⟨p. 279⟩neither do we grant a substance in the sin, but an act• of it in the first man: and a contagion thereof in all his posterity: neither do we grant unto infants, a conscience without knowledge, in whom is neither conscience nor knowledge: but he knew what he did, in whom all have sinned, and from whom all have drawn corruption &c.
Among other thinges which Iulianus the Pelagian obiected to Augustine, proouing & defending originall sinne, these were some: that either he made God an author of sinne, or the deuill a creator of man: and that because, the Pelagians thought that Aughstine made originall sinne, the very substance of man. Al which obiections, he confuted in his 7. Tome, against Pelag. the 5. booke and first chapter in these words. Neither do we ascribe iniustice to God, but rather equitie, in that, euen infants are punished, not vniustly with such and so many euills, as we see: neither doe we attribute the making of man, but the corrupting and depraing of mans originall to the deuill: