V. The office of a godly prince concerning religi∣on is two fold, and wherein it chieflie consisteth.
Now sith the duetie of a godly prince, that is, a magistrate which hath a free power ouer any people, and authoritie within his iurisdi∣ction
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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- 1599.
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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 June 3, 2024.
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to institute and reforme religion, is two∣fold, which hee oweth to Christ and to the church, in the cause of religion, one, about such things as belong vnto religion: the other respecteth men which are in his iurisdiction and subiect vnto him: for the first, our beleefe is, that he should diligently take heede, that by the pure word of God rightly vnderstood, and expounded by the verie word it selfe, and according to the principles of faith (that which they call the analogie or rule of faith:) religion may be instituted in his dominion or kingdome, or where it is instituted, may bee kept found and pure: or where it is corrupted, may be restored and reformed: to the glory of God, and saluation of his subiects. For this we read hath beene commaunded of God, and of Moyses, and euer obserued of all godlie princes.