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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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That Johns Baptism, & Christs Baptism did differ, the fathers teach, both by this, that John said, how he baptized (only) with water: but Christ should baptize with the holy ghost, & with fire: and also by this, that the baptism of John is called, the baptism of repentance: but Christs baptism is said to be given for the remission of sins. And because that he prepared the way to this: & (as Tertull. speaketh) that baptism of repentance, was as it were a suing for the ⟨p. 306⟩remission of sins and sanctification in Christ, which was to follow after. Read Tertul. of bap. pag. 707.
That Iohns Baptisme, & Christs Baptisme did differ, the fathers teach, both by this, that Iohn saide, how he baptized (onely) with vvater: but Christ should baptize with the holy ghost, & with fire: and also by this, that the baptisme of Iohn is called, the baptisme of repentance: but Christes baptisme is said to bee giuen for the remission of sinnes. And because that he prepared the waye to this: & (as Tertull. speaketh) that baptisme of repentance, was as it were a sueing for the ⟨p. 306⟩remission of sinnes and sanctificatiō in Christ, which was to follow after. Read Tertul. of bap. pag. 707.
So Cyprian also in his sermon of the baptism of Christ, and of the manifestation of the Trinity, pag. 430. So August. To. 7. against. Petil. cap. 7. But all of us do not know, what the fathers meant, by this difference of the baptism. For they meant not, that the one differed from the other in the matter, or in the sign, or in the doctrine, and form of baptism: but only in efficacy: that namely, although remission of sins was given to them, which were washed with Johns baptism: yet the same was not of Johns baptism, that is, of water, but by the baptism of Christ, which is the baptism of the spirit: whereunto that belongeth: I baptize with water, but he with the holy ghost. And with this baptism of the spirit were they only baptized, which believed in Christ, whom John said was then come, though all knew him not. Therefore John in his baptism did inculcate and often repeat this faith, as Paul witnesseth in that place of the 19 of the Acts. They therefore are deceived, who for this diversity, did think the baptism of water was to be repeated.