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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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Upon the 17. chapter. Aphorism 1.
Vppon the 17. chapter. Aphorisme 1.
Here we spake of such as be of years of discretion: concerning the young infants of the faithful, the reason is otherwise: as in another place we declared. For the holy ghost doeth ingraft them into Christ, as true members to their head, from whom they draw their life: yea and we also believe that they are endued with the spirit of faith: although through the weakness of nature in them, they cannot use th• same: even as they cannot use the virtue of their understanding; whenas notwithstanding, they are not without a mind or the faculties thereof.
Here we spake of such as bee of yeares of discretion: concerning the yong infants of the faithfull, the reason is otherwise: as in another place we declared. For the holie ghost doeth ingraft them into Christ, as true members to their head, from whome they draw their life: yea and we also beleeue that they are endued with the spirite of faith: although through the weakenes of nature in them, they cannot vse th• same: euen as they cannot vse the vertue of their vnderstanding; whenas notwithstanding, they are not without a minde or the faculties thereof.