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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V. Particular churches how they may be knowne, whether they be true churches, or not.
And hereby wee beleeue, euerie particular church may be discerned, whether it be a true church gathered in the Lord: euen by those things whereupon the Lord hath willed them to be built:
namely vpon the preaching of the gospell, the administration of the Sacraments instituted of Christ, and the keeping of his cō∣maundements. Therefore those churches wee acknowledge for the true churches of Christ, in which, first the pure doctrine of the gospell is preached, heard, and allowed of: and that so allowed of, that there is no place nor hearing for the contrary.
For these both are properties of the flocke or sheepe of Christ, namely to heare the voyce of their shepheard, and to re∣iect the straungers voyce: in those also where the Sacraments instituted of Christ (as much as in them lieth) are lawfully,
that is according to Christs owne institution administred and receiued: and so where other Sacraments de∣uised by men are not allowed of: in those last∣lie, where the discipline of Christ taketh place: that is, where a care is taken through loue, that both priuately, and publickely,
by admo∣nitions, corrections, and when need requireth by excommunications, the commandements of Christ may bee obserued: and so that men
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may liue soberly, iustly, and godlie, to the glo∣rie of God, & edification of their neighbours. For wheresoeuer vngodlinesse, and all loose∣nesse of life is in publike practise, and open offences are not reprooued, according to the discipline of Christ: there, we beleeue, that it is possble that manie good and godlie men may be: but we beleeue this is not a godlie & christian congregation: the Lord himself say∣ing:
in this men shall know, that yee are my disciples, if yee loue one another: but what loue can there be, where no care is taken, that according to Christs doctrine, brethren which offend, may be corrected, may repent, may be gained vnto the Lord, and saued?