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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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1 There is and ever was one only person of Christ. For there is but one only begotten son of God and one and the same Christ.
1 There is and euer was one onely person of Christ. For there is but one onely begotten sonne of God and one and the same Christ.
2 This person, being from all eternity, by the natural begetting of the father, is proper unto the word: but in time was made common to the human nature taken to it, by virtue of the personal union.
2 This person, being from all eternitie, by the naturall begetting of the father, is proper vnto the word: but in time was made common to the humaine nature taken to it, by vertue of the personall vnion.
For in the word, the essence which it hath common yea the very same with the father & the holy ghost, is to be distinguished from the proper manner of subsisting, whereby it comes to pass, that it is a certain Hypostasis or person, distinct from the father and the holy ghost: and therefore is and is called the Hypostasis or person proper to the son or to the word.
For in the word, the essence which it hath common yea the verie same with the father & the holie ghost, is to bee distinguished from the proper manner of subsisting, whereby it comes to passe, that it is a certaine Hypostasis or person, distinct from the father and the holie ghost: and therefore is and is called the Hypostasis or person proper to the sonne or to the worde.