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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Title: 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.
Author: Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.
Publication: [Cambridge] :: Printed by Iohn Legat, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,; 1599.
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Subject terms: Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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Aphorisme 12.

For neither did Christ ordaine any such head: neither would the fathers admit therof, because it was not expedient for the church: but contented themselues with the foure Pa∣triarches of Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, and Alexandria, all which, were of an equall authoritie and power: and euery of them con∣teined within his owne bounds: as also it was decreed in the coūcel at Nice, & cōfirmed in o¦thers: & that not without many & very weigh∣tie causes: whereof, in my iudgement, this was not one of the least, least there should bee a doore set open to tirannie in the church: but rather if that any one durst attempt any thing, against the sound doctrin of Christ, & against the libertie of the church: then the other arch∣bishops with their bishops, of no lesse autho∣ritie, might oppose themselues against him, & suppresse his insolencie and cut of his tiranny. The church in respect of Christ is a kingdome: in respect of men, which are in it, and ether rule or be ruled, it is an Aristocracie.