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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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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.
So Cyprian also in his sermon of the baptisme of Christ, and of the manifestation of the Trinitie, pag. 430. So August. To. 7. against. Petil. cap. 7. But all of vs doe not knowe, what the fathers mēt, by this differēce of the baptisme. For they ment not, that the one diffred from the other in the matter, or in the signe, or in the doctrine, and forme of baptisine: but onely in efficacie: that namely, although remission of sinnes was giuen to them, which were washed with Iohns baptisme: yet the same was not of Iohns baptisme, that is, of water, but by the baptisme of Christ, which is the baptisme of the spirite: whereunto that belongeth: I baptize with water, but he with the holy ghost. And with this baptisme of the spirit were they only baptized, which beleeued in Christ, whome Iohn saide was then come, though all knewe him not. Therefore Iohn in his baptisme did inculcate and often repeate this faith, as Paule witnesseth in that place of the 19 of the Actes. They therefore are deceiued, who for this diuersitie, did thinke the baptisme of water was to be repeated.
August. against. Petil. (as we touched a little before) showeth how some held opinion, that the 12 did lye unto the Apostle, when being asked unto what they were baptized, they answered, unto Johns baptism. So by this, that