A15857:870
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 therefore which followeth in the fifth verse, But when they heard it &c, is Lukes own words, showing truly and briefly, what followed upon Pauls argumentation: But when they heard &c, (namely these 12) when they heard, what? what it is truly to believe in Christ, & that he baptized men, according to the confession of this doctrine concerning Christ, & his father, and the holy ghost: and that Christ alone, as the only Saviour, baptized men into the holy ghost: when they heard (I say) these things, not only with the ears of their bodies, but also of their minds: and so believed and confessed the same: They were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus; that is, into Jesus, as he is called and described in the Scriptures, not only man, but also the son of God, God: from whom, as also from the father proceedeth the holy ghost: and therefore, as a true and only Saviour baptizeth us with his holy spirit.
That therefore which followeth in the fift verse, But when they heard it &c, is Lukes owne words, shewing truelie and brieflie, what followed vpon Paules argumentation: But when they heard &c, (namely these 12) whē they heard, what? what it is truelie to beleeue in Christ, & that he baptized men, according to the confession of this doctrine concerning Christ, & his father, and the holie ghost: and that Christ alone, as the onely Sauiour, baptized men into the holie ghost: when they heard (I saye) these things, not onely with the eares of their bodies, but also of their mindes: and so beleeued and confessed the same: They vvere baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus; that is, into Iesus, as he is called and described in the Scriptures, not onelie man, but also the sonne of God, God: from whome, as also from the father proceedeth the holie ghost: and therefore, as a true and onelie Sauiour baptizeth vs with his holy spirite.
Add this also, that by the new interpretation, there is admitted in a little narration, no small Battology or superfluity of words. For when Paul said, 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 Jesus: to what end should the Apostles have added this concerning them, whom John baptized, but when they heard, namely that company or those men, were baptized. For who could not understand, by the words