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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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Upon the 25. chapter. Of baptism. The third aphorism.
Ʋpon the 25. chapter. Of baptisme. The third aphorisme.
Of the water it appeareth in the Acts: where it is manifestly showed that never any thing was mixed with the water by the Apostles. Other form of baptizing, besides that which we have in the 28. of Matthew, Christ did not institute: and that the Apostle did simply follow Christ, is beyond all controversy. Where as therefore we read in the Acts, that the Apostles baptized some in the name & into the name of Christ: that doth nothing pertain to the christian form of baptism. John indeed ⟨p. 297⟩baptized into the name of Christ, as it appeareth, in which name notwithstanding, as Ambrose expoundeth it, the trinity was closely signified, as the person anointed, that is, of the son, in that he had taken the nature: the person anointing, that is, the father: and the anointing, that is, the person of the holy ghost. But Christ himself expressly set down the proper form of baptism, saying, in the name of the father, of the son, and of the holy ghost. Wherefore, it is manifest that the phrase of speech, to be baptized into the name of Christ, doth nothing belong to the form of christian Baptism.
Of the water it appeareth in the Acts: where it is manifestly shewed that neuer any thing was mixed with the water by the Apostles. Other forme of baptizing, besides that which we haue in the 28. of Matthew, Christ did not institute: and that the Apostle did simplie follow Christ, is beyond al cōtrouersie. Where as therefore we read in the Acts, that the Apostles baptized some in the name & into the name of Christ: that doth nothing pertaine to the christian forme of baptisme. Iohn indeed ⟨p. 297⟩baptized into the name of Christ, as it appeareth, in which name notwithstanding, as Ambrose expoundeth it, the trinitie was closelie signified, as the person anointed, that is, of the sonne, in that he had taken the nature: the person annointing, that is, the father: and the annointing, that is, the person of the holie ghost. But Christ himself expresly set downe the proper forme of baptisme, saying, in the name of the father, of the sonne, and of the holie ghost. Wherefore, it is manifest that the phrase of speach, to be baptized into the name of Christ, doth nothing belong to the forme of christian Baptisme.