A15857:969
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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These things being in very deed thus, it hereupon is to be gathered, what manner of speeches may be thought agreeable to these matters. If a propriety of the flesh, as to suffer, be in some sort common to the deity, then it may in some sort be said of the deity. If it be not in such wise common to the same, as to have it in it self, as in it own essence, nor as an essential part of it self, nor as an accident in the subject: then the deity cannot be said, in it own essence, to be subject to passion.
These things being in very deed thus, it hereupon is to bee gathered, what manner of speaches may be thought agreeable to these matters. If a propriety of the flesh, as to suffer, be in some sort common to the deitie, thē it may in some sort be said of the deitie. If it bee not in such wise common to the same, as to haue it in it selfe, as in it owne essence, nor as an essentiall parte of it selfe, nor as an accident in the subiect: then the deitie cannot bee said, in it owne essence, to bee subiect to passion.
But if it be common unto it only in person: then to suffer cannot be said of the deity in the abstract, but only in the Concrete: this is, by such a word, wherein the deity may be so signified, as the person may be signified with it: such as be the Concrete names as God.
But if it bee common vnto it onely in person: then to suffer cannot be said of the deitie in the abstract, but onely in the Concrete: this is, by such a worde, wherein the deitie maye bee so signified, as the person may bee signified with it: such as bee the Concrete names as God.
For by this name, so far forth as therein is signified, the person of Christ, which is also God, and not bare man, it is truly and really said that God did suffer, and died: yet not simply, and according to his deity also, but only according to the flesh: whose property it is to suffer and to dye. Wherefore as this is most true, God suffered: so this is most