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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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For confirmation sake hereof: I have thought good here to insert, that which Martin Bucer of godly memory, a man both for life and learning most famous, hath left written concerning those matters upon the Epistle to the Ephesians.
For confirmation sake hereof: I haue thought good here to insert, that which Martin Bucer of godlie memorie, a man both for life and learning most famous, hath left written concerning those matters vpon the Epistle to the Ephesians.
The ministry of the word, being performed by reading and rehearsing the divine Scriptures, by interpretation and exposition of the same, and with exhortations taken there out, and also by rehearsal and catechism, which is done by mutual questions and answers of the young beginner and the catechizer: and also by holy conferences, and deciding of the hard questions about religion: according to this manifold dispensation of wholesome doctrine, there are also many duties in this function. For whatsoever belongeth ⟨p. 332⟩to the perfectest manner of teaching, is with an especial care to be used in the ministry of the doctrine of salvation: because indeed it ought to be delivered as a knowledge both of all other most divine, and of all, most difficult: namely, that he which is man, should live according to God. Now they which do teach diligently the arts, as they are contained in certain known books: as, if they mean to teach mathematical principles out of Euclid: first of all they will read and rehearse the same book: by and by, they will expound the several words, such as every one knows not, as every art hath it own proper words and names. Then if there be any collection or argumentation dark or intricate, they explain the same by Analysis or resolution, and set it forth by examples: and by general precepts they teach particular things, and declare how largely the same are meant and taken. And this is properly to teach. Now though this be in faithful and sound delivery of instruction, yet a true & faithful teacher, not contenting himself thus, doth also rehearse and often taketh account of that which he teacheth: and is still at hand among his scholars, that of such things as they doubt, they may ever require and ask the plainer exposition of himself. Moreover the things which he hath taught them, he also propoundeth to be decided and handled in public disputations, that no whit