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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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When I write this confession of saith, I write every thing upon a good conscience: and as I believed, so I spake freely: as the holy scriptures do teach that we ought to do. My faith is grounded simply, and principally, on the word of God: and next, somewhat upon the common consent of the whole ancient catholic church if it do not gainsay the holy Scriptures. For I believe, that the things which were decreed and received of the fathers, by common consent of them all gathered together in the name of the Lord, without any contradiction of holy Scriptures: that they also (though they be not of equal authority with the Scriptures) come from the holy ghost. Hereupon it is, that the things which are of this sort, I neither will nor dare disprove, with a good conscience. And what is more certain, out of the histories, the councils, and writings of all ⟨p. 331⟩the fathers: then that those orders of ministers of which we spake, were ordained and received in the church, by common consent of all the whole christian common wealth? And who am I, that I should disprove that which the whole church hath approved? Neither have all the learned men of this age, dared to disprove the same: as knowing, both that the church might lawfully do so, and that all those things were ordained and done upon a godly purpose, and to excellent good ends, for edification of Gods children.
When I write this cōfession of saith, I write euerie thing vppon a good conscience: and as I beleeued, so I spake freelie: as the holie scriptures doe teach that wee ought to doe. My faith is grounded simplie, and principallie, on the word of God: and next, somewhat vpon the common cōsent of the whole auncient catholicke church if it doe not gainsaye the holie Scriptures. For I beleeue, that the thinges which were decreed and receiued of the fathers, by common consent of them all gathered together in the name of the Lord, without anie contradiction of holie Scriptures: that they also (though they bee not of equall authoritie with the Scriptures) come from the holie ghost. Hereupon it is, that the thinges which are of this sorte, I neither will nor dare disprooue, with a good conscience. And what is more certaine, out of the histories, the councells, and writings of all ⟨p. 331⟩the fathers: then that those orders of ministers of which wee spake, were ordained and receiued in the church, by common consent of all the whole christian common wealth? And who om I, that I should disprooue that which the whole church hath approoued? Neither haue all the learned men of this age, dared to disprooue the same: as knowing, both that the church might lawfullie doe so, and that all those thinges were ordained and done vppon a godlie purpose, and to excellent good endes, for edification of Gods children.