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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Contents

• title page
• TO VLYSSES MARTINENGVS EARLE OF BARCHEN HIEROME ZANCHY WISHETH grace and peace.
• confession
  • CHAP. I. Of the holy scriptures, the foun∣dation of all christian religion.
    • I. Concerning god, and matters pertaining to Religion: hovv vve must simply beleeue in God alone.
    • II. God himselfe speaketh in the vvrightings of the Prophets and Apostles.
    • III. The Prophets and Apostles wrightings to be only Canonicall.
    • IIII. VVhich be Canonicall bookes and vvhich Apocryphi.
    • V. The rules of faith can be prooued onely by the canonicall bookes.
    • VI. The canonicall scriptures take not their au∣thoritie from the Church.
    • VII. Yet that the Churches authoritie doth much auaile, to make men beleeue the holie Scriptures.
    • VIII. That the church hath nopovver ouer the ho∣lie scriptures.
    • IX. The holie scriptures are so perfect, that no∣thing may be added to or taken from them.
    • X. And therefore men ought to rest vppon them.
    • XI. Nothing must be established concerning reli∣gion vvithout the vvord af god, but all things to be reformed by it.
    • XII. Traditions truely apostolicall and catholicke are to be retained in the church.
    • XIII. The scripture is verie perspicuous in such things as be necessarie to saluation: and therefore ought to bee read of all.
    • XIIII. The faithfull interpretations by learned godlie men are not to be contemned.
    • XV. The onely word of god to be the piller of faith and foundation of religion.
  • CHAP. II. Of God, and of the diuine per∣sons and properties.
    • I. That there is one onely god, distinct in three persons.
    • II. That so euerieperson by it selfe is true god that yet there be not three gods.
    • III. One person to be distinct from another in per∣sonall proprieties: but in essentiall they differ from euerie creature.
    • IIII. The essentiall proprieties in god, doe not in ve∣rie deede differ from the essence.
    • V. That nothing is or can be made simplie such as god is: vnlesse the same might sim∣plie be god.
    • VI. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • VII. Errors.
  • CHAP. III. Of the foreknowledge and prae∣destination of god.
    • I. God did foreknovv and foresee all thinges from the beginning.
    • II. God hath determined all things in his eternall counsell and hath before hand orday∣ned them to the best ends.
    • III. All men to be praedestinate, some to life and some to death.
    • IIII. The election of the Saintes by free gift.
    • V. We are pradestinate not onely to the ende, but also to the meanes.
    • VI. They bee not elect, neither can they bee saued vvhich are neuer grafted into Christ by his spirite, and true faith.
    • VII. Euerie one ought stedfastlie to beleeue he is ∣lect in Christ: yet we may be more assu∣red by the feeling of our faith in Christ.
    • VIII. The causes, why the doctrine of predestination is deliuered in the Scriptures.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the omnipotencie and will of God.
    • I. So is god omnipotent that he is able to doe more then he will doe.
    • II. Jt infringeth not the omnipotencie of god that certaine things can not be done by him.
    • III. A confirmation of the former assertion.
    • IV. The will of god to be searched for onely in the holie scriptures.
  • CHAP. V. Of the creation of the worlde, of Angells, and of mans first estate.
    • I. All things were made by god, and that excee∣ding good.
    • II. That heauen is distinguished from earth, and the Saintes heauen doth differ from the other heauens.
    • III. The Angells vvere all created good, though some of them continued not in the trueth.
    • IV. Causes, vvhy manie of those celestiall spirites were suffered to sinne, and to become euill.
    • V. The good Angells were saued by the fauour of God, that they might be Gods mini∣sters and ours.
    • VI. Man was created after the image of god.
    • VII. That image of god, in what things it especially consisteth.
    • VIII. Adam vvas meerelie free before his fall.
    • IX. Errors.
  • CHAP. VI. Of prouidence and gouernment of the world.
    • I. The vvorld and all that is, Gen. 2.2. and is done therein, is gouerned by gods prouidence.
    • II. The Church of God to bee gouerned by a pecu∣liar care.
    • III. That god ordinarilie gouerneth the vvorld by second causes.
    • IV. The meanes vnto the ende, are not to bee con∣temned; sith god ordereth as vvell the one as the other by his proui∣dence.
    • V. All thinges come to passe in respect of god ne∣cessarilie, in respect of vs manie thinges happen casuallie.
    • VI. That god is not the author of sinnes vvhich are committed in the world.
    • VII. The secret counsailes of God, in gouerning the world, are to be reuerenced, not inquired after.
    • VIII. Errors.
  • CHAP. VII. Of mans fall, and of originall sinne and the fruites thereof.
    • I. Adam sinned of his owne accord by disobedience.
    • II. What, and what manner of sinne Adams was.
    • III. What, and how manifold a death followed A∣dams sinne.
    • IIII. That in Adam all men sinned.
    • V. The corruption of mans whole nature followed vpon Adams disobedience, in all men.
    • VI. What we properlie call originall sinne.
    • VII. That, contagion of nature, is verie sinne.
    • VIII. That, concupiscence of it owne proper nature is a sinne in the verie regenerate.
    • IX. From concupiscence ingrafted in vs, the ri∣uers of sinne doe continually flowe.
    • X. That God is not the author of sinne.
    • XI. Errors.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of mans free-will after his fall.
    • I. What we vnderstand by the name of free-will.
    • II. That the question is two folde, one concerning the nature, the other concerning the power of freewill.
    • III. That freewill is alwaies free from constraint.
    • IV. Three kindes of thinges and actions, vvherein the povver of mans freevvill is occupied.
    • V. The povver in a man not regenerate is verie weake, in those things which pertaine to humaine life.
    • VI. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • VII. In those thinges vvhich pertaine to god and to true piety, a man not regenerate, can do nothing.
    • VIII. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • IX. Errors.
  • CHAP. IX. Of the promises of redemption and saluation by Christ.
    • I. That Christ, the man from heauen, was promi∣sed by grace to saue vs.
    • II. The promise of redemption by Christ was verie necessarie.
    • III. To what ende that promise was made presently after the transgression.
    • IV. As manie as beleeued in Christ that vvas to come, from the first beginning, were saued.
    • V. Errors.
  • CHAP. X. Of the law.
    • I. The law of Moses came betweene the promise of redemption by Christ, and the accom∣plishment thereof, and to what ende.
    • II. VVhatsoeuer was necessarie to be done, for sal∣uation, is contained in the law of God.
    • III. The law of the Decaloge or ten commandements, is a declaration of the law of nature, and a picture of the image of God.
    • IV. The summe of the law to bee restrained to the loue of God and our neighbour.
    • V. If God alone bee to be loued with the whole heart, he alone is to be worshipped.
    • VI. That our verie concupiscence and corruption of nature is a sinne.
    • VII. Although the law cannot bee obserued: yet it was not giuen in vaine nor vn∣profitablie.
    • VIII. A threefold profit by the law of God.
    • IX. The lavv hath still the same vse, yea euen in men regenerate.
    • X. The morall lawe, touching the substance, vvas not to be disanulled by Christ.
    • XI. Errors.
  • CHAP. XI. Of Christ the redeemer.
    • I. A summe of the faith of the person and office of Christ the redeemer.
    • II. Christ the redeemer is true God and true man.
    • III. Onely the Sonne to be both God and man, and onely Christ.
    • IV. That the sonne vvas made man, without anie change of himselfe, but onely assuming to himselfe humaine nature.
    • V. Nether one nature tooke on it another nature, nor one person another person, but the person of the sonne of God tooke on him mans nature.
    • VI. The humaine nature was not taken, to make a nevv person in Christ, or to make perfect the former: but onelie to be coupled and vnited to his eternall and most perfect person.
    • VII. A confirmation of the former opinion with an exposition of the place of Athanasius.
    • VIII. How Christ is one onely person, and that eternall and vnchangeable but there are in the same two natures: and how it is said to consist of them.
    • IX. Hovve the tvvo natures are vnited into one person without alteracion or confusion, the properties and actions of either of them remaining whole and distinct.
    • X. That it cannot bee prooued by the vnion of the natures, that there is a true and a reall chaunging of the diuine proprie∣ties, into the humane nature of Christ.
    • XI. Hovve great the force of this personall vnion is.
    • XII. Christ, in that he is man, is indued with a very great yet a determinate power: and other gifts.
    • XIII. Tvvo kindes of actions in Christ: and all those things which we read that he did & suf∣fred, were done indeede according to the trueth of the matter, and not after a vaine shew or illusion.
    • XIIII. A declaration of the former opinion.
    • XV. The fruites of the obedience, passion, death and resurrection of Christ.
    • XVI. Errors.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the true dispensation of the Redemption, the saluation, & life which is laid vp in Christ alone: and therefore of the necessarie vniting, and participation vvith Christ.
    • I. Saluation and eternall lise is laid in Christ, that from him it may bee com∣municated to be.
    • II. The grace of redemption, and saluation is offred vnto all men: but indeed is not commu∣nicated, but to the elect, who are made one vvith Christ.
    • III. To the true participation of eternall life, howe necessarie this true vnion or communi∣on is with Christ.
    • IV. That we cannot be vnited vnto Christ, vnlesse he first vnite himselfe to vs.
    • V. How many fold is the vnion of Christ with vs, and of vs with Christ, and how they are ordered in themselues.
    • VI. As the first vnion was made that satisfaction might bee made for our sinnes: so the se∣cond is made, that vve might bee partakers of that sa∣tisfaction.
    • VII. As the first is made by vertue of the holie ghost, so is the second.
    • VIII. The vnion of vs with Christ, is spirituall, yet so as it is true and reall.
    • IX. A confirmation of the former opinion, hovve straight this vnion is.
    • X. This vnion, because it is made by vertue of the holie spirit, cannot be hindred by a∣nie distance of place.
    • XI. The spirit, by whome this vnion is made, is gi∣uen of Christ, to the preaching of the gos∣pell and administration of the Sacraments.
    • XII. This vnion, is the especiall ende of the gospell, and Sacraments.
    • XIII. That this vnion is not imaginarie, nor made by participation of gifts onely, but by communication of sub∣stance.
    • XIIII. This vnion is made by no other meanes, but by the holie spirite, and by faith.
    • XV. A confirmation of both these propositions, name∣lye, that this vnion is essentiall, but is made onely by the spirit, and our faith.
    • XVI. It is concluded, that this coniunction is essenti∣all, and made by the onely spirit of Christ and our faith.
    • XVII. A confirmation of this opinion by another si∣militude, and by very philosophie.
    • XVIII. By the vnion vvith Christ, the participation of the benefits of his death and resurrection is conueied vnto vs.
    • XIX. Errors.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the gospell, and of the abro∣gation of the lawe by the gospell.
    • I. The gospell what it is.
    • II. The gospell was promised by the Prophets, but published by the Apostles.
    • III. Aswell the fathers were saued by faith which they had, in the promises concerning Christ the redeemer, as wee which beleeue in the gospell.
    • IV. The doctrine of the gospell, touching the sub∣stance, is most auncient, and eternall.
    • V. The parts of the gospell, how many, and what.
    • VI. A declaration of the former opinion.
    • VII. Jn what thinges especially the Gospell differeth from the Law.
    • VIII. The Law of Moses is partly taken away, and partly not taken away by the Gospell.
    • IX. Errors.
  • CHAP. XIIII. Of the sacraments of the nevv Testament.
    • I. VVhat wee meane by the name of a Sa∣crament.
    • II. Sacraments, of what things they bee Sa∣craments.
    • III. Of vvhat parts a Sacrament consisteth.
    • IV. Causes, why the Lord would haue the external signes added to the word of the gospell, and why they are called vi∣sible words.
    • V. VVhere the words of the institution are not re∣hearsed, there is no sacrament: & there∣fore without vse they bee nothing, but as they are in their owne nature.
    • VI. That Sacraments be not simple markes, or bare signes.
    • VII. The sacraments of the newe conenant, of what sorte.
    • VIII. To the worthy receiuing of the sacraments, there is need of vnderstanding and faith.
    • IX. That the matter of the Sacrament is seriously offred to all men, though all do not truely receiue the same, but only the cho∣sen faithfull.
    • X. VVhile the sacraments are ministred, the spi∣rit of Christ is powerfull in the faithfull: & therefore they not only receiue the signes, but also partici∣pate in the things sig∣nified.
    • XI. That Christ is both author, and true disposer of the sacraments.
    • XII. The sacraments are not polluted to the faith∣full by the vices of the ministers.
    • XIII. That grace is not tied to the Sacraments.
    • XIV. By the vnworthinesse of the receiuers, the ver∣tue of the Sacraments is not taken away, nor weakened.
    • XV. Betvveene the signes and the matters is a sa∣cramentall vnion, and what it is.
    • XVI. A definition of the sacraments.
    • XVII. The sacraments of the old Testament, what in general they had in them, common vvith ours.
    • XVIII. There be onely two sacraments of Christs church.
    • XIX. Errors.
  • CHAP. XV. Of Baptisme.
    • I. Baptisme what it is, and vvhat are the effects of it.
    • II. The vertue of Baptisme takes place only in the elect, and they onely are baptized vvith water, and with the holy ghost.
    • III. Of what parts the whole sacrament of Bap∣tisme consisteth.
    • IV. The yong infants of the faithfull, are to bee baptized.
    • V. How farre forth Baptisme is necessarie in the Church, and how needfull to euery one to saluation.
    • VI. Baptisme once rightly receiued, ought not to be taken againe.
    • VII. The vertue of Baptisme is perpetuall.
    • VIII. By whome baptisme ought to bee administred.
    • IX. Errors.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of the Lords supper.
    • I. The sacrament of the supper, is an instrument of the holie ghost, to helpe forvvard the communion with Christ, and with the church.
    • II. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • III. The increase of our communion with Christ, is the principall end of the Lords supper.
    • IV. The bread, why it is called the bodie of Christ.
    • V. The true and substantiall body of Christ is spo∣ken of the bread, but improperly, and figuratiuely.
    • VI. The bodie of Christ is not in the bread, reallie, and properlie.
    • VII. In the supper are giuen, not onely the signes, but also the things signified by them.
    • VIII. None but the faithfull doe truely eate Christs true flesh.
    • IX. That hypocrites eate Christs bodie sacra∣mentallie.
    • X. There bee three kinds of men that eate, and therefore diuerse sorts of eating.
    • XI. The true body of Christ is eaten onely by faith.
    • XII. The opinion of the corporall eating, to be reie∣cted, as vaine and vnproffitable.
    • XIII. That there is a true presence of Christ in the supper: but it is spirituall.
    • XIV. Such as the vnion and eating is, such is the presence, namely spirituall.
    • XV. A thing is present, or absent, so farre forth as the same is perceiued or not perceiued.
    • XVI. VVhat kindes of presence we denie, and vvhat kindes we graunt.
    • XVII. The presence of Christs bodie in the supper, de∣pends not vppon vbiquitie, but vppon Christs wordes.
    • XVIII. What rites are to bee vsed in the celebration of the Lords supper.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of faith, hope, and charitie.
    • I. To the communion with Christ, and therefore, to the participation of saluation, faith is most necessarie.
    • II. What we meane by the name of faith.
    • III. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • IV. Faith hath her increases.
    • V. The confession of the trueth cannot be separa∣ted from the true faith.
    • VI. Hope springeth of faith.
    • VII. VVhat hope is.
    • VIII. The assurance of hope, whence it is.
    • IX. Charitie also doth spring of faith.
    • X. Charitie is the gift of God.
    • XI. Testimonies of true charitie.
    • XII. By charitie, the communion with Christ and the church is nourished.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of repentance.
    • I. To Justification, and therefore to the commu∣nion with Christ, Repentance is necessarie.
    • II. What we meane by the name of repentance.
    • III. Repentance is the gift of God.
    • IV. To stirre vp repentance in vs, God vseth or∣dinarily the word of the law and the gos∣pell: and therefore the hearing of both is most necessarie in the church.
    • V. A summe of the doctrine of repentance, euery where and alwaies necessarie to all of yeares of discretion.
    • VI. That the vulgar or vsuall partes of poenitencie, as contrition, confession of sinnes and satisfaction, are not simplie condemned.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of iustification.
    • I. They which haue true repentance, haue also a liuely faith, are ingrafted in Christ, and iustified in him.
    • II. He which through Christ, into whom he is in∣grafted, is counted iust: the same is also indued with inhaerent iustice.
    • III. Because this inhaerent righteousnesse is alwaies by our owne fault most vnperfect: there∣fore we are iust before God, onely by the righteousnesse of Christ.
    • 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.
    • V. A confirmation of the former opinion, and what it is for a man to be sanctified.
    • VI. A confirmation, vvhat it is to be iustified by faith.
    • VII. Men are iustified by faith alone,
    • VIII. Not onely in the beginning of our conuersion, but euen in the whole course of our life, to our death wee are iustified onely by faith.
    • IX. Iustification by faith alone is no imaginarie or fained matter.
    • X. Inherent righteousnesse is increased by good works.
    • XI. A man is iustified by that iustice vvhich consisteth in the forgiuenesse of sinnes, and imputation of Christes iustice, and not properly of his owne works: but by them he is decla∣red to be iustified & to be iust.
    • XII. Errors.
  • CHAP. XX. Of the regenerate mans free∣choise, and power to do good.
    • I. They that are iustified in Christ, are also rege∣nerate in him and receiue power to doe good.
    • II. Christ liueth and worketh in men regenerate.
    • III. A regenerate man, in matters pertaining to the sensible and humaine life, doth beare himselfe better then one not rege∣nerate, and therefore is more free.
    • IV. Likewise in getting the morall vertues, a rege∣nerate man is freer, and of more force then the vnregenerate.
    • V. Ʋnto such things as are of God, and pertaine to his kingdome, onely the regenerate man is by the holy ghost enlightened, inclined & wrought, to the vnderstanding, choosing, and performing them.
    • VI. A regenerate man is not onely vvrought, but also worketh by the holy spirite.
    • VII. The povver of free choise in the regenerate is yet weake: so that vve haue still neede of the help of God, neither can we do all that we would.
    • VIII. That God so gouerneth the mindes and wills of the godly, that in the very conflict of tēp∣tations and of the flesh, he suffreth them not altogether to fall from him.
    • IX. Errors.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of good workes.
    • I. They which are ingrafted into Christ, haue both whereby they themselues do liue, and bring forth the workes of their life for o∣thers: and this is the princi∣pall ende of their in∣grafting.
    • II. What we meane by the name of good workes.
    • III. Good works are done of vs by power of the holy ghost.
    • IV. Good works are not the cause, but the effect of our vniting to Christ, and of our iustifi∣cation and life.
    • V. Although we bee not iustified by our workes: yet others are oftimes edified thereby and saued.
    • VI. Though we deny a man to be iustified by works, yet we do not therefore condemne works.
    • VII. There be many and those most weightie causes why men must labour to doe good works.
    • VIII. There is promised and giuen a revvard to our good workes, yet of free grace, and for Christ.
    • IX. Errors.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of inuocation and an oath.
    • I. Onely God, and so Iesus Christ, to be praied vnto.
    • II. A christian man may sweare, lawfully.
    • III. We must not sweare, but by God.
    • IV. Oathes which are iust, and lawfully taken must be kept.
    • V. Oaths vpon vngodly and vniust matters, such as be against the law of God ought not to bee made: or being made ought not to be kept.
    • VI. Oathes which cannot be kept vvithout breach of Gods law, ought not to be kept: though some such oathes are in themselus not vniust.
    • VII. Errors.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of Christs church in generall.
    • I. The article of faith concerning the church, out of the Apostles creede,
    • II. What we meane by the name of the church & the description thereof.
    • III. The church is a companie consisting of many.
    • IV. The church consisteth onely of the elect, alrea∣die incorporate into Christ.
    • V. The holy Angells are not excluded from the bodie of the church.
    • VI. The reprobate hypocrites, though they are in the church, yet they are not of the church.
    • VII. That there euer vvas and is one onely church of Christ.
    • VIII. Of the christian church there is one onely head Iesus Christ.
    • IX. This church is truely holie.
    • X. It is also truely catholicke.
    • XI. This one church, is partly in heauen tri∣umphant, and partly on earth militant.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of the militant church.
    • I. A description of the militant church.
    • II. Differences betweene the triumphant and mi∣litant church.
    • III. So is the militant church one and the same, & that catholicke: that yet it fareth not e∣uer after one sort, & it may be par∣ted into diuerse particular churches.
    • IV. Of manie particular churches, consisteth one catholicke church.
    • V. Particular churches how they may be knowne, whether they be true churches, or not.
    • VI. By vvhat manner of succession of Byshops it may be shewed, that some church is Apostolicall.
    • VII. Not by any manner of consent, but by consent in Christs doctrine, some churches may be shewed to be true and christian churches.
    • VIII. The churches bee not taken away by euery dis∣sention that ariseth in them.
    • IX. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • X. The peace of the churches are not to bee trou∣bled nor schismes to be made, for euerie difference that ariseth in doctrine, or ceremonies.
    • XI. The vnitie of the catholicke church is to be la∣boured for.
    • XII. What vvee meane by the name of vnitie of the catholicke church.
    • XIII. The vnitie of the church vvholly standeth in the same faith in Christ, and loue to our brethren.
    • XIV. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • XV. That an vnitie in the same ceremonies, though it be not alwaies and euerie where expe∣dient, yet where it is setled ought not to be troubled.
    • XVI. A conclusion of the vnitie of the church.
    • XVII. He which is departed from the church of Rome, hath not thereby broken the vnitie of the Church, nor is seuered from the bodie of Christ.
    • XVIII. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • XIX. We are not simplie departed from the church of Rome, but , in some respect.
    • XX. The whole catholicke church is not suffered to erre, but euerie particular church may.
    • XXI. A confirmation of the former opinion.
    • XXII. Without the catholicke church is no saluation.
    • XXIII. The catholicke church is not tyed to certaine persons or places.
    • XXIV. The catholicke church is partly visible, and partly inuisible.
  • CHAP. XXV. Of the gouernment of the mili∣tant church, and of the ec∣clesiasticall ministerie.
    • I. The church is gouerned of Christ.
    • II. Christ ordereth his church partly by himselfe, and partly by assistance of fellowe labourers.
    • III. A difference betweene the ministerie of An∣gells, and of men.
    • IV. Jt was most aduisedly done, that Angells should not teach in the church, but men.
    • V. There be two kinds of men especially, whose ministery Christ vseth to the gouernment and preserua∣tion of the church.
    • VI. About what matters especially the ecclesiasti∣call ministerie is imployed.
    • XXI. The Bishops which are also princes, their poli∣ticall authoritie is not denied.
    • XXII. Marriage ought to be free aswell to ministers of the church as others.
    • XXIII. Jt is good and commendable, if any being indu∣ed with the gift of continencie, abstaine from marriage.
    • XXIV. Mariages are to bee contracted in the Lord, and are reuerently to be esteemed.
    • XXV. Both he which hath put away an adulteresse, & hee which is forsaken of an vnbeleeuer: may no lesse contract newe mari∣age, then hee vvhose vvife is dead.
    • XXVI. That some should bee appointed in the church, which should iudge of matrimoniall con∣trouersies.
    • XXVII. They which are rulers in the church, ought to take care, that the children of the faith∣full, may be christianly instructed: and that they may be taught in learning, and ho∣nest artes.
    • XXVIII. Ministers with their families ought to bee main∣tained, Of stipends and church godds. with honest and liberall stipends.
    • XXIX. The church goods should not be wasted, but be bestowed on the maintenance of mini∣sters, and other godly vses.
    • XXX. VVhat manner of tēples or churches christians ought to haue; what language to vse therin: what habitt & apparell: what holie dayes to bee kept: to whome they must praye: and lastly that the ceremonies which were not prescribed by Christ and the Apo∣stles ought to be free.
    • XXXI. Publike fastes ought sometime to be commaun∣ded and the same are most profitable & commendable: yet no man must be constrayned to them.
    • XXXII. At no time, not in the times of publike fastes the faithfull ought to bee forbidden any kinde of meates.
    • XXXIII. Sick people must be visited, comforted, and strength∣ned in faith: and they that are dying must bee acompanied with prayer, & commended to Christ: & the bodies of the dead reuerently buried.
    • 34 The church cannot rightly bee gouerned with∣out lawfull, free, and christian meetings and Synodes of ministers.
    • 35 A confirmation of the former opinion, wherin of ecclesiasticall discipline,
    • 36 Discipline two fold.
    • 37 The parts of vulgar or common discipline.
    • 38 The parts of the cleargie discipline.
    • 39 Vppon the necessitie of the discipline is conclu∣ded the necessitie of Synodes.
    • 40 Errors.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Of a magistrate.
    • I. Euerie magistrate, whether godly, or vngodlie, is of God, and therefore no magistrate simply to be resisted.
    • II. A magistrate that commaundeth any thing a∣gainst God, must not be obeyed.
    • III. We must praye for all magistrats, that, vvhat there dueties are, they may indeede per∣forme: and what the duetie of eue∣rie magistrate is.
    • IV. It belongeth principally to a christian prince, to take vppon him the care of chri∣stian religion.
    • V. The office of a godly prince concerning religi∣on is two fold, and wherein it chieflie consisteth.
    • VI. A declaration of the former opinion by the parts.
    • VII. A godly prince ought not to deale with all men of a diuerse religion, after one manner.
    • VIII. All men must be subiect to the higher powers: and all the higher powers must be subiect to Christ himselfe and to his word.
    • IX. Errors.
  • CHAP. XXVII. Of perpetuall remisson of sinns in the church of Christ.
    • I. There is a perpetuall dispensation of remission of sinnes in the church: and thereunto, is the perpetuall ministerie of the word ordayned.
    • II. What we meane by the name of remission of sinnes.
    • III. The afflictions, vvhich the children of God endure after their sinnes are pardoned, are not punish∣ments and satisfactions for sinnes past, but fatherly chastisement for those to come.
    • IV. Sinnes are properly remitted of God alone free∣ly, and for Christs sake our mediatour.
    • V. Christ, God and man, indeed forgiueth sinnes, but in a diuerse manner: as he is God, & as he is man.
    • VI. Jn Christ alone is offered the forgiuenesse of sinnes, and of the elect alone, indued with faith, it is receiued.
    • VII. All sinnes at once are forgiuen to the faithfull elect.
    • VIII. Forgiuenesse of sinnes is bestowed in the church onely, receiued by faith onely, and that onely in this life.
    • IX. A confirmation of the former doctrine, by the order of the creede.
    • X. Errors.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. Of the state of souls after death and of the resurrection of the dead.
    • I. Mens soules doe neither dye with their bodies, nor sleepe after they are loosed from the bodie, nor lye still out of heauen or hell, nor be tormented in purgatorie.
    • II. That the places be diuerse, where the soules of the faithfull, and the vnfaithfull do liue, after the deaths of their bodies.
    • III. There shalbe an and of this world, & all things shalbe chaunged, though the verie time be vnknowne.
    • IV. At length shall all dead men, haue life againe, and shall rise out of their graues.
    • V. There shall not bee newe bodies created for our soules, but the verie same, which died shall rise againe.
    • VI. By the example of our bodies after the resur∣rection, it is shewed that Christs bodie is not euerie where.
    • VII. Errors.
  • CHAP. XXIX. Of the glorious comming of our Lord Iesus Christ, to iudge the quicke and the dead.
    • I. Aresurrection of the dead, and chaunging of them that are aliue, at the comming of the Lord Jesus out of heauen, being made: Christ shall straight exhibite himselfe to bee seene of them all in the cloudes: and all the faithfull shall meete him in the ayre.
    • II. Christ shall visibly returne from one place to a∣nother, and that with a bodie visible, lo∣call, and determinate.
    • III. The faithlesse reprobates, shall not come vpp to Christ sitting in the cloudes: but remai∣ning on the earth shall heare the sentence of the iudge.
    • IV. For what causes that generall iudgement was appointed.
    • V. Aeternall life, which shalbee giuen to the elect, is called, and is, a reward: yet due vnto vs onely vppon fauour, and not but for Christs sake.
    • VI. After the iudgement giuen, the godly shalbee presently with Christ in heauen, but the vngodly, in hell, with the deuill & his Angells.
    • VII. That day shalbe to the godly most ioyfull, and is therefore to be wished for: to the wicked most heauie, & is therefore, euē in the only hearing intollerable.
    • VIII. Errors.
  • CHAP. XXX. Of eternall life.
    • I. Eternall life shalbe giuen to all; which by their good workes haue witnessed, that they were truely grafted into Christ, and haue beleeued in Christ.
    • II. A confirmation of the former opinion, and that eter∣nall life is not giuen for our owne works, but for Christ in whom we are freely chosen, bles∣sed, and made the children of god.
    • III. As the godlie shall haue eternall life: so the paines and fire of the wicked shalbee eternall.
    • IV. How happie that eternall life shalbe, it can nei∣ther be said, nor thought.
• Obseruations of the same Zan∣chius vppon his owne confession.
  • An obseruation vpon the whole confession.
  • Vpon the first chapter aphorisme. 4.
  • Vpon the second chapter. Of God. The first aphorisme.
  • The third aphorisme.
  • Ʋpon the 5. chapter of the worlds creation &c. The 2. aphorisme.
  • Vppon the 7. chapter. The 11. aphorisme.
  • Ʋpon the 9. chapter. The 5. aphorisme.
  • Vpon the 10. chapter. The 3. aphorisme.
  • Vpon the 11. chapter of Christ the redeemer. aphorisme 6.
  • The seuenth aphorisme.
  • The 10. aphorisme.
  • The 11. aphorisme. That same whole Christ &c.
  • The 12. aphorisme.
  • Vpon the 12. chapter. The 8 aphorisme.
  • Vpon the 13. chapter. The 7. aphorisme.
  • Vppon the 24. chapter. Aphor. 1.
  • Ʋpon the 25. chapter. Of baptisme. The third aphorisme.
  • The fourth aphorisme.
  • Aphorisme 6.
  • Vpon the 16. chapter. The 9. aphorisme.
  • Vpon the 16. chap. Apho. 10.
  • Vppon the 17. chapter. Aphorisme 1.
  • The 2. Aphorisme.
  • Vpon the 19. chap. Of iustification. Aphorisme 6.
  • Likewise in the last aphorisme.
  • Vppon the 25. chapter. Aphor. 10. and 11.12.
  • Also concerning clergie discipline.
  • Aphorisme 12.
  • Aphorisme 21.
• An appendix to the eleuenth chap. Of Christ the redeemer or of the person of Christ.
• CERTAINE POSITIONS OF THE same Zanchius.
  • Of one true god, eternall father, sonne, and holy ghost.
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  • Of the nature, singularitie, and immeasurablenes of one true God.
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  • Of the eternall omnipotencie of one true God.
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  • Of eternall election and prede∣stination, and of redemption made by Christ. Out of the first chapter of Paule to the Ephesians.
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  • Of the resurrection of Christ Iesus from the dead, his ascension into heauen, and sitting at Gods right hand, out of the first of Paule to the Ephesians.
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    • A question out of the 1. of Ioh. 4.3.
  • Of the dispensation of saluati∣on by Christ. Out of the first chapter of the Ephesians.
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  • Of those thinges which are spo∣ken of our Lord Iesus Christ, after the vnion: and in what sort they are spoken. Out of the 1. to the Ephesians. Positions.
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