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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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And therefore being made in us, putts death from us: For gods only begotten son, is never absent from it, whereupon because he is one with his flesh, I (sayeth he) will raise him up. Why then should it be denied that we are called branches, according to the flesh? May it not fitly be said that the vine is his humanity, and we the branches, for the identity or likeness of our nature? For the vine & the branches are of the same nature. So both spiritually and corporally are we the branches, and Christ the vine. Thus far Cyril.
And therefore being made in vs, putts death from vs: For gods onely begottē sonne, is neuer absent from it, whereuppon because he is one with his flesh, I (saieth he) will raise him vp. Why then should it be denied that we are called braunches, according to the flesh? May it not fittly be said that the vine is his humanitie, and we the braunches, for the identitie or likenesse of our nature? For the vine & the braunches are of the same nature. So both spiritually and corporally are wee the braunches, and Christ the vine. Thus farre Cyrill.
In this whole text, Cyril's purpose was to show: that Christ, not only according to his deity, as his adversaries the Nestorians did think, but also according to the flesh, was the vine, from which life flowed into us as branches: and consequently that we, as bran ches ⟨p. 294⟩were joined not only to his deity, but also to his humanity, and so to his flesh: & do draw life and all our spiritual nourishment, not only from his deity but also from his flesh. And the reason is brought from the Hypostatical union, which maketh the word, & his flesh taken into unity thereof to be but one person, one and the same Christ, one and the same vine. Therefore that we cannot be joined to the deity of Christ, but also we must be united to his flesh, nor can we draw life from that, but we must also draw it from this.
In this whole text, Cyrills purpose was to shew: that Christ, not onely according to his deitie, as his aduersaries the Nestorians did thinke, but also according to the flesh, was the vine, from which life flowed into vs as braunches: and cōsequently that we, as braū ches