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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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III. One person to be distinct from another in personal proprieties: but in essential they differ from every creature.
III. One person to be distinct from another in personall proprieties: but in essentiall they differ from euerie creature.
And because the holy scriptures do so speak of god, that they attribute unto him many proprieties, both essential, and personal, and they teach that in the essential he differeth from all things created, but in the personal, one person to be distinguished from another; we therefore do so believe, that as to beget the Son is such a propriety of the Father, as can agree neither with the Son nor the holy spirit: and again to be begotten, can agree to none but the Son, and so of the rest: so likewise to be most pure, eternal, immeasurable, present every where, simply knowing all things, simply almighty, simply good and such like, are in such sort the very proprieties of god, that they can by no means be communicated to any creature, ⟨p. 12⟩so as it should be good (for example sake) in that immeasurable goodness, or omnipotent in the same omnipotency, that god is.
And because the holie scriptures doe so speake of god, that they attribute vnto him manie proprieties, both essentiall, and personall, and they teach that in the essentiall he differeth from all things created, but in the personall, one person to be distinguished frō another; we therefore doe so beleeue, that as to begett the Sonne is such a proprietie of the Father, as can agree neither with the Sonne nor the holie spirite: and againe to be begotten, can agree to none but the Sonne, and so of the rest: so likewise to be most pure, eternal, immeasurable, present euerie where, simplie knowing all thinges, simplie almightie, simplie good and such like, are in such sorte the verie proprieties of god, that they can by no meanes bee communicated to anie creature,