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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 19. chap. Of justification. Aphorism 6.
Vpon the 19. chap. Of iustification. Aphorisme 6.
Whereas I so expounded that place concerning the faith of Abraham out of the 15 of Genesis, and the 4. to the Rom. as I said, that that same thing was imputed unto him for righteousness, which he believed concerning Christ the promised seed: I did it rather respecting the matter it self, then the bare word of faith. For I was not ignorant, that both Moses and Paul spake of the faith of Abraham, that this (faith) was imputed to him for righteousness: seeing the Apostle manifestly gathering a general doctrine from the example of Abraham, adjoineth these words: But to him that worketh not, but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness: that is, he is therefore accounted just with God: because he believeth in him which justifieth the ungodly: by which place it most ⟨p. 328⟩plainly appeareth, that from the true justification of us, are excluded our own works, and that it is wholly ascribed, to only faith, aswell touching the end, as touching the beginning.
Whereas I so expounded that place concerning the faith of Abraham out of the 15 of Genesis, and the 4. to the Rom. as I saide, that that same thing was imputed vnto him for righteousnes, which hee beleeued concerning Christ the promised seede: I did it rather respecting the matter it selfe, then the bare word of faith. For I was not ignorāt, that both Moses and Paule spake of the faith of Abraham, that this (faith) was imputed to him for righteousnes: seing the Apostle manifestly gathering a general doctrine from the example of Abraham, adioyneth these wordes: But to him that vvorketh not, but beleeueth in him that instifieth the vngodlie, his faith is counted for righteousnes: that is, hee is therefore accompted iust with God: because he beleeueth in him which iustifieth the vngodlie: by which place it most ⟨p. 328⟩