A15857:799
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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But whereas we spake of his actions, done by him either according to his humane nature, or according to his divine, that yet one and the same and whole Christ performeth the same: it dependeth upon this that the actions were (as the schools say) of supposite natures. But the diversity of the actions proceedeth from the diverseness of the natures or forms by which they were done. Sith therefore there is in Christ two natures, and but one person, thereon it comes, that there is but only one worker, namely whole Christ, two natures that can work; and two kind of actions. Now these actions are called the actions of God and man, not so much for that they proceed from one agent which is, [Greek or Hebrew], God and man: as that not only the deity, but also the humanity meet together for this work of our salvation: each joining his actions, with the others actions. And this is the first and principal force of this hypostatical, or personal union: namely that ⟨p. 284⟩by it, the two natures, and their properties & actions, are so united in one and the same person: that he, who, by the form of God, wherein he hath from the beginning subsisted, is God, and by the form of a servant, wherein he now subsisteth, is man: and the same being whole God, is whole man, and being whole man, is whole God: and consequently is wholly omnipotent, and every where present, & whole in omnipotent, and existing in a certain place: and the same whole died, and whole by dying destroyed death. And thus it finally followeth, that to the obtaining, communicating, & applying of our salvation, not only his divine nature worketh, but also the human worketh with it.
But whereas we spake of his actions, done by him either according to his humane nature, or according to his diuine, that yet one and the same and whole Christ performeth the same: it depēdeth vpon this that the actions were (as the schools say) of supposite natures. But the diuersitie of the actions proceedeth from the diuersnesse of the natures or formes by which they were done. Sith therefore there is in Christ two natures, and but one person, thereon it comes, that there is but onely one worker, namely whole Christ, two natures that can worke; and two kinde of actions. Now these actions are called the actions of God and man, not so much for that they proceede from one agent which is, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, God and man: as that not onely the deitie, but also the humanitie meet together for this worke of our saluation: each ioyning his actions, with the others actions. And this is the first and principal force of this hypostaticall, or personall vnion: namely that