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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 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 ⟨p. 304⟩words to those men doth sufficiently declare: John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe in him, which should come after him, that is, in Christ. For by these words he would teach us, that they never received Johns baptism, who as yet knew not Johns preaching of Christ, and the promise. Thus far Bucer.
And vpon the epistle to the Ephes. chap. 4. the same Bucer writeth thus. Hereby it is also manifest, that the twelue men at Ephesus, which knew not whether there were an holie ghost or no whome Paule baptized, were not baptized with the baptisme of Iohn, that is, with that which he administred: but, as they witnessed themselues, they were baptized into Iohns baptisme. For Iohn preached vnto all whome hee baptized, that Christ should baptize them with the holy ghost: and exhorted them, that they would beleeue in him, and that of him they might receiue the holy ghost. And therefore these Ephesiās could not haue beene ignorant of the holy ghost, if they had bin washed with that baptisme, which might truely be called Iohns: which also the Apostles ⟨p. 304⟩words to those men doth sufficiently declare: Iohn verily baptized with the baptisme of repētance, saying vnto the people, that they should beleeue in him, which should come after him, that is, in Christ. For by these wordes he would teach vs, that they neuer receiued Iohns baptisme, who as yet knew not Iohns preaching of Christ, and the promise. Thus farre Bucer.