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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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The 10. aphorism.
The 10. aphorisme.
The similitude of the sun, doth not altogether so fitly agree as that similitude of the glory, which our bodies shall receive, because ⟨p. 282⟩that glory shall clean take away all the shame and reproach of our flesh, but the sun, doeth only dim the light of a candle, and not clean put it out: yet notwithstanding this similitude of the sun doth plainly show what we mean: namely that by the real communication of the sun with the air, the light of the candle is made altogether unprofitable, and so as it were put out, and to be no light at all: yet that the essential proprieties of the flesh, are never quite taken away, or so weakened, by the personal union, that they serve to no use, it is manifest. And yet this indeed could by no means be avoided, if the human nature should really participate with the divine omnipotency; so that it could do whatsoever God could do. For the word, the son of God never took unto him, held or holdeth any thing in vain. Therefore by this similitude of the sun is strongly confirmed, that which is proved by the similitude of the glory which shall take away all ignominy from our bodies.
The similitude of the sunne, doth not altogether so fittly agree as that similitude of the glorie, which our bodies shal receiue, because ⟨p. 282⟩that glorie shal cleane take away al the shame and reproch of our flesh, but the sunne, doeth onely dimme the light of a candle, and not cleane put it out: yet notwithstanding this similitude of the sunne doth plainly shew what we meane: namely that by the reall communication of the sunne with the ayre, the light of the candell is made altogether vnprofitable, and so as it were put out, and to be no light at all: yet that the essentiall proprieties of the flesh, are neuer quite taken away, or so weakened, by the personall vnion, that they serue to no vse, it is manifest. And yet this indeede could by no meanes be auoyded, if the humaine nature should really participate with the diuine omnipotencie; so that it could doe whatsoeuer God could doe. For the word, the sonne of God neuer tooke vnto him, held or holdeth any thing in vaine. Therefore by this similitude of the sunne is strongly confirmed, that which is prooued by the similitude of the glorie which shall take awaye all ignominie from our bodies.