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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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Therefore Paul would never have rebaptized those Ephesians, if they had been baptized with Johns baptism, that is, with that baptism, wherewith he used to baptize, into repentance and the faith of Christ: but seeing they were (as Luke ⟨p. 303⟩reporteth) only baptized into Johns baptism, which notwithstanding they knew not what it was, and were altogether ignorant of the baptism of Christ, that is, of the spirit, he baptized them: showing unto them, what Johns baptism was: and how he baptized into Christ not into his own sprinkling or dipping of the water, as though that could be any profit unto them. He therefore baptized them with this baptism of John, that is, as John used to do, into the name of the Lord Jesus: and by & by after laying on his hands, he baptized them with the baptism also of Christ, that is, with the spirit. For immediately the holy ghost came on them, as it is there read. This there.
Therefore Paule would neuer haue rebaptized those Ephesiās, if they had beene baptized with Iohns baptisme, that is, with that baptisme, wherewith he vsed to baptize, into repentance and the faith of Christ: but seing they were (as Luke ⟨p. 303⟩reporteth) onely baptized into Iohns baptisme, which notwithstanding they knew not what it was, and were altogether ignorant of the baptisme of Christ, that is, of the spirit, he baptized them: shewing vnto thē, what Iohns baptisme was: and how he baptized into Christ not into his owne sprinkling or dipping of the water, as though that could be any profite vnto them. He therefore baptized them with this baptisme of Iohn, that is, as Iohn vsed to do, into the name of the Lord Iesus: and by & by after laying on his hands, he baptized thē with the baptisme also of Christ, that is, with the spirit. For immediatly the holy ghost came on them, as it is there read. This there.
And upon the epistle to the Ephes. chap. 4. the same Bucer writeth thus. Hereby it is also manifest, that the twelve men at Ephesus, which knew not whether there were an holy ghost or no whom Paul baptized, were not baptized with the baptism of John, that is, with that which he administered: but, as they witnessed themselves, they were baptized into Johns baptism. For John preached unto all whom he baptized, that Christ should baptize them with the holy ghost: and exhorted them, that they would believe in him, and that of him they might receive the holy ghost. And therefore these Ephesians could not have been ignorant of the holy ghost, if they had bin washed with that baptism, which might truly be called Johns: which also the Apostles