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.
Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.
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.
With these is ioyned the care of children: wee therefore beleeue it is verie necessarie to the continuall preseruation of the church, not onely that each seuerall man haue a care to instruct his children in true godlinesse, in christian dueties, in learning and honest artes: but also, that the whole church haue a speciall Page 227regard thereunto, that they may be made fitt and profitable both for the church and com∣mon wealth: whereto belong both publicke grammer schooles, exercises of honest artes, and ecclesiasticall catechizings.
