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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 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 ⟨p. 364⟩false, the deity suffered: or that Christ also according to his divine nature suffered. This is the doctrine of Vigilius, and the whole church.
For by this name, so farre forth as therein is signified, the person of Christ, which is also God, and not bare man, it is truely and really said that God did suffer, and died: yet not fimplie, and according to his deitie also, but onely according to the flesh: whose propertie it is to suffer and to dye. Wherefore as this is most true, God suffered: so this is most ⟨p. 364⟩false, the deitie suffred: or that Christ also according to his diuine nature suffred. This is the doctrine of Vigilius, and the whole church.
But seeing, that which Vigilius hath delivered, of the proprieties and communion of the natures, is indifferently said of all the proprieties and their communion in Christ: so that by this hypostatical or personal union, the divine proprieties are said to be made common to the humanity in the same sense, that the human are to the divinity: namely not in the essences of the natures themselves, but only in Christ and in the person of Christ: it followeth, like as the proposition is impious, the deny, by reason of the union with the flesh in the person of the son of god, is made partaker of passion in it own essence: so also this is blasphemous: the human nature, by reason of the union with the divine, receiveth of it, that it is omnipotent really, in it own essence, &c.
But seing, that which Vigilius hath deliuered, of the proprieties and communion of the natures, is indifferently said of all the proprieties and their communion in Christ: so that by this hypostaticall or personall vnion, the diuine proprieties are said to be made commō to the humanitie in the same sense, that the humaine are to the diuinitie: namely not in the essences of the natures themselues, but onely in Christ and in the person of Christ: it followeth, like as the proposition is impious, the deny, by reason of the vnion with the flesh in the person of the sonce of god, is made partaker of passion in it owne essence: so also this is blasphemous: the humaine nature, by reason of the vnion with the diuine, receiueth of it, that it is omnipotent really, in it ovvne essence, &c.