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.

XV. The fruites of the obedience, passion, death and resurrection of Christ.

And wee beleeue that Christ by his perfect obedience, deserued eternal life, not only for himselfe but also for vs: by his passion & death

he satisfied for our sinns in his flesh: he redee∣med vs out of the hands of Satan, the tirannie of death, and the bondage of sinne: he recon∣ciled vs to God in himselfe, and made vs his beloued, that in him wee might bee deemed righteous with the father: and by his resurre∣ction and ascension into heauen hee obtained also for vs both the resurrections, (as Iohn spea∣keth) the first and the latter: and that in our name he tooke vnto himselfe possession of the hea∣uenlie in heritance: and sitteth at the right hand of God, that is, hath taken to himselfe power o∣uer all things in heauen and in earth: So that, in asmuch as he is our Mediatour and is man, he hath obtained of his father the secōd place: is appointed head of the church, aswel which is in heauen, as which is on earth: that from him, and euen from his flesh, is conuaied by his holie spirite, whatsoeuer pertaineth to the quickning and to the spirituall life of vs, to all those, which as members are fastened vnto him their head. And therefore wee acknow∣ledge, beleeue & confesse, that in Christ alone is placed our whole saluation, redemption, iustice, fauour of God and eternall life: accor∣ding to that saying, VVho of God is made vnto vs wisedome and righteousnesse, and sanctification & re∣demption: Also, be is our peace: Also, Iehouah our righteousnesse, In him vvee haue redemption by his blood, forgiuenesse of sinnes: Also, it pleased the Fa∣ther that in him all fulnesse should dwell: Also, life is in his Sonne. And therefore we know that the

promise concerning redemption, which was made vnto the first man, did receiue accom∣plishment in this other man Iesus Christ: so that whosoeuer will bee made partaker of it, he must needs be ioyned to his head Christ & be made a member of him. For we haue re∣demption and saluation not onelie by him, as a Mediatour, but also in him, as our head. This is our faith cōcerning Christ the redee∣mer, his person, natures, and office, and the saluation of mankinde fulfilled and laide vp in him.

Notes

• Apo. 20.5
• Eph. 1.20
• 1. Cor. 1.30.
• Eph. 2.14 Ier. 23.6 Eph. 1.7 Col. 1.19 1. Ioh. 5.11