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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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Aphorism 6.
Aphorisme 6.
Whereas we said that Paul baptized again those, of whom it is spoken in the 19. of the acts, as being not rightly baptized: we said it without prejudice to any learned interpreter: for we condemn none. Only we desire the reader, to construe favourably of that word rebaptize. For we meant not, that they which were rightly baptized, were afterwards baptized again: but they which were not baptized with true baptism, where the true doctrine of God the father, the son, and the holy ghost went before it: they, after Paul had taught them the true and sound doctrine of Christ: then they took true baptism: and after baptism, by the laying on of hands, received the holy ghost, and the gifts thereof: & this, to speak properly, was indeed not to be rebaptized, but to be truly baptized.
Whereas wee saide that Paule baptized againe those, of whome it is spoken in the 19. of the acts, as being not rightly baptized: we said it without preiudice to any learned interpretor: for we condemne none. Onely we desire the reader, to conster fauourably of that word rebaptize. For we meant not, that they which were rightly baptized, were afterwards baptized againe: but they which were not baptized with true baptisme, where the true doctrine of God the father, the sonne, and the holie ghost went before it: they, after Paule had taught them the true and sound doctrine of Christ: then they tooke true baptisme: and after baptisme, by the laying on of handes, receiued the holy ghost, and the gifts thereof: & this, to speake properly, was indeed not to be rebaptized, but to be truely baptized.
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