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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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XIII. The scripture is very perspicuous in such things as be necessary to salvation: and therefore ought to be read of all.
XIII. The scripture is verie perspicuous in such things as be necessarie to saluation: and therefore ought to bee read of all.
Yea we think and know the whole doctrine of salvation not only plentifully but plainly and perspicuously to be delivered ⟨p. 9⟩in the holy scriptures: and sith God never spake unto his people but in their natural language, which might be understood of all, that it is a great injustice and tyranny to forbid the reading of them to any men, & consequently the turning of them into the proper tongue of any nation, which the Lord hath willed and commanded should be read of all men for their own salvations sake, yea & should be continually borne about in their hands day and night.
Yea wee thinke and knowe the whole doctrine of saluation not onely plentifully but plainelie and perspicuouslie to bee deliuered ⟨p. 9⟩in the holie scriptures: and sith God neuer spake vnto his people but in their natural language, which might bee vnderstood of all, that it is a great iniustice and tirannie to forbidd the reading of them to anie men, & consequentlie the turning of them into the proper tongue of anie nation, which the Lord hath willed and commaunded should be read of all men for their owne saluations sake, yea & should be continuallie borne about in their hands daie and night.