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.

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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.
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Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.
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[Cambridge] :: Printed by Iohn Legat, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,
1599.
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Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A15857.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.

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IV. By faith it is knowne, whether a man be iusti∣fied in Christ: and therefore it is saide that such a one is iustified by faith.

But because iustification is not without the knowledge and feeling, and consequently the assent of him (we speake of such as are of years of discretion) who is iustified: & that feeling, is the feeling of faith: therefore we say that a man is then iustified by faith, when he which is ingrafted into Christ, perceiuing and fee∣ling

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the same, is persuaded, that his sinnes are so forgiuen him, by the onely mercie of God, and for the only obedience, satisfaction, and sacrifice of Christ, to whome he is ioyned: that he is freed and deliuered from all faulte and punishment due vnto his sinnes: yea & is per∣suaded that the perfect righteousnes of Christ is so imputed vnto him, that he knoweth eter∣nall life to be euen due vnto him for the same in like sorte as it is due to Christ: and conse∣quently findeth the same to bee due of free grace and fauour, & not for his owne works.

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