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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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6 Add this moreover, for better explications sake, that the word, although wheresoever it be, (and it is in all places) there also the same is not only god, but also man, and that because, it hath in all places, the human nature united thereunto by Hypostasie: yet, where soever it is it self, it doth not make it self an Hypostasis or personal, to the human nature, but only there, where the same nature existeth: namely so, as that nature is sustained, borne, and wrought or moved by it.
6 Add this moreouer, for better explications sake, that the word, although wheresoeuer it bee, (and it is in all places) there also the same is not onely god, but also man, and that because, it hath in all places, the humaine nature vnited therunto by Hypostasie: yet, where soeuer it is it selfe, it doth not make it selfe an Hypostasis or personal, to the humaine nature, but only there, where the same nature existeth: namely so, as that nature is sustained, borne, and wrought or mooued by it.
For how should the same be said to be sustained, where it doth not exist? the feet are sustained by the soul, not wheresoever the the soul is, be it in the head: but only where they themselves are existing. When the flesh was in the virgins womb: the word being then personally united unto it, did not then sustain the same, out of the womb of Mary: but only it was Hypostasis unto it in the womb, which sustained the same there, and not in any other place: which is also to be said of all the time of Christs life, when he lived in divers places. Likewise after his death it was Hypostasis unto his body, when it was dead and buried, & sustained the same in it self: but where? surely, not in heaven where the body was not: ⟨p. 289⟩but only in the grave: even as also it was Hypostasis to his soul separated from his body, not in the grave, but out of the grave, & sustained the same in it self. And now it sustaineth both the soul and body together, in heaven, not in earth: much less every where.
For how should the same be said to bee sustained, where it doth not exist? the feete are sustained by the soule, not wheresoeuer the the soule is, be it in the head: but onely where they themselues are existing. When the flesh was in the virgins wombe: the word being then personally vnited vnto it, did not thē sustaine the same, out of the wombe of Marie: but onely it was Hypostasis vnto it in the womb, which sustained the same there, and not in any other place: which is also to bee said of all the time of Christs life, when he liued in diuers places. Likewise after his death it was Hypostasis vnto his bodie, when it was dead and buried, & sustained the same in it selfe: but where? surely, not in heauen where the bodie was not: