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…

That the person of Christ, speaking properly, ⟨p. 280⟩is compounded of the divine nature, which is immeasurable, and most pure; and of the human, which in respect of the divine, is less then a prick to an infinite mass, as of two parts truly and properly so called: we together with the schoolmen do justly deny. ¹For what proportion can there be between that which is finite and the infinite, between the creature and creator. But by the way confessing with the ancient fathers, that it may be called [Greek or Hebrew] compounded, in that sense, as the scripture sayeth the word was made flesh: and that, he which was in the shape of God, was now made in the likeness of man. And this is nothing else, but that this eternal Hypostasis, doth now subsist in two natures: so as Christ is no less true man, then true God. Hereunto tendeth it, which before we said, of the similitude of the soul & body (for of these two, as true and essential parts, consisteth the person of man) how the same doeth not agree fitly every way: and yet we allow of the same similitude, in that sense which Athanasius and other fathers used it, to show the true and substantial union of the two diverse natures: although it do not fully agree in all things to this great mystery, as Justinus, in his exposition of faith and other fathers have freely confessed. The similitude of the garment is much used of the ancient fathers: especially of Athanasius and it is agreeable to the scriptures. For the flesh of Christ, wherewith his deity was covered,