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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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3 Therefore into the unity of that immeasurable, most pure, and most perfect person, was taken, the human nature, that is, that lump consisting of the reasonable soul and flesh of man, finite, compounded, and needing many things.
3 Therefore into the vnitie of that immeasurable, most pure, and most perfect person, was taken, the humaine nature, that is, that lumpe consisting of the reasonable soule and flesh of man, finite, compounded, and needing many things.
But how? not so as that (for example) it contained that infinite person within the bounds or limits of it own finite or determinate substance: or that it spread it self, as it were stretched out, into the largeness of it. And that which we say of this property, the same is to be thought and believed of all the rest: because they all remain unchangeable and unmixed. How then was the human nature taken? surely, it was so taken into unity of the same person: that yet it is not made the very person: but rather existeth in the person, is borne and sustained of the person, and ever dependeth wholly upon the same.
But how? not so as that (for example) it cō tained that infinite person within the boūdes or limitts of it owne finite or determinate substance: or that it spredd it selfe, as it were stretched out, into the largenesse of it. And that which wee say of this propertie, the same is to bee thought and beleeued of all the rest: because they all remaine vnchaungeable and vnmixed. How then was the humaine nature taken? surely, it was so taken into vnitie of the same person: that yet it is not made the verie person: but rather existeth in the person, is borne and sustained of the person, and euer dependeth wholly vpon the same.
For this union of the natures according to the Hypostasis, or uniting of the Hypostasis is made without alteration, confusion or division.