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A97309	The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.	Zanchi, Giralamo, 1516-1590.; Winterton, Ralph, 1600-1636.	1659 (1659)	Wing Z7; Thomason E1897_1; ESTC R209936	137,419	420

means which God hath ordained for the salvation of soul and body as likewise those which contend that all things come to passe by such an absolute necessitie that they take away all contingency and leave man no libertie at all and lastly those which will have God so to work all in all that they stick not to commit blasphemie in making God to be the author of sin and to have a part in it CHAP. VII Concerning the Fall of man and originall sin and the fruits of it DOCTRINE I. That Adam voluntarily and of his own accord sinned against God by his disobedience WE believe That Adam the first man considering that he was a Gen. 1.27 created after the Image of God and b Eccl. 7.29 made just and upright and endued with free-will in such sort that if he would he might have not sinned and so never died considering this I say we believe that he c Gen 3.1 c. at the devils perswasion God not hindring him but leaving him d Eccl. 15.14 to follow his own counsel of his own accord with true freedome of will sinned against God by his disobedience so that he can neither translate the fault upon God nor his own nature as he received it from God nor any other creature but ought and must attribute it onely unto himself because he would so DOCT. II. What the nature and qualitie of Adams sin was WE understand That Adams sin was his voluntarie a Gen. 3.6 transgressing the b Gen. 2.17 commandment of God in eating the forbidden fruit as Moses sets it down and as the Apostle speaketh his c Rom. 5.19 disobedience which consisted not so much in the outward act as in his voluntarie purpose of mind in that he would not obey God DOCT. III. What and how manifold death followed upon Adams sin SO we confesse That man being destitute of the grace of God by his own fault lost that life by which he did live holily unto God having his understanding blinded his will depraved and the integritie of his whole nature perished as concerning things belonging unto God and a life well-pleasing unto God That he became a Ioh 8.34 the servant of sin and the slave of Satan and truly b Eph. 2.1 dead unto God That c Rom. 5.12 he incurred death both that of the body which is common to all men together with all bodily calamities and also and that especially that of the whole man which is eternall that is to say most miserable most grievous most unhappy to live with the devil in everlasting torments a life beyond all comparison worse then any death from which he could never have been d 1 Cor. 15.22 delivered but by Christ DOCT. IV. That in Adam all men sinned NOw for as much as all mankind which by naturall generation was to be propagated from Adam was in the loynes of Adam whereupon the commandment joyned also with a commination belonged not to Adams person onely but to all mankind Therefore we believe with the Apostle and confesse that a Rom. 5.19 in Adam sinning all men sinned so that the disobedience was not so much proper to him as common to all mankind because his guilt descended upon all his posteritie whether born already or yet to be born as the Apostle plainly teacheth and most firmely proveth by opposing b ibid. the disobedience of Adam and the obedience of Christ the one to the other For if the obedience of Christ be as well ours by imputation as it was Christ's own by his proper action because we are born again of his incorruptible seed and of his spirit then likewise it followes that the disobedience of Adam is imputed unto us and his guilt becomes ours because according to our carnall generation we are born of his seed who is the Father of all men DOCT. V. That presently upon Adams disobedience there followed the corruption of his whole nature in all men ANd as upon Adam's actuall disobedience there followed presently in the just judgement of God the corruption of his whole nature which is by the Apostle called a Rom. 7.7 August Tom. 7. contra Iul. Pelag lib. 5. cap. 3. lust or concupiscence which is both a punishment for sin foregoing and a sinne it self and the cause of other sins So also all men which by naturall propagation are descended from him are infected with the same contagion and corruption of nature This we believe as we have been taught out of Holy Scripture and and this we confesse with the whole Church For in Adam all men sinned and the guilt of his disobedience came upon all DOCT. VI. What we properly call Originall sin WHerefore we say that this hereditary stain and corruption of nature is so in all men a sinne and therefore commonly called Originall sinne that yet notwithstanding we in no wise separate it from the guilt and imputation of that first disobedience As on the contrarie we doubt not to affirme that the righteousness of Christians consists not so much in the regeneration of nature which is the work of Christs Spirit and commonly called by the name of Inherent righteousness as in the imputation of the perfect obedience and righteousness of Christ whose members we are DOCT. VII That the contagion of our nature is truely a sinne ANd although this contagion did overspread Adam and all his posteritie and was inflicted as a just punishment for that first transgression of Gods commandment Yet thus much we know as certainly as can be out of holy Scripture that it is not onely a punishment for sin but also the cause of all other sinnes and likewise a sinne it self and such a one as is alone sufficient to condemne us DOCT. VIII That concupiscence even in the regenerate is of it 's own nature a sinne ANd we have learned that concupiscence of it's own nature is so farre forth a sinne and so repugnant to the Law of God making all men subject to eternall damnation unless they be redeemed by Christ that yet we make no manner of doubt but in the very regenerate themselves although it be not imputed unto them any more for as much as the guilt thereof is taken away by faith in Christ it is truely and of it self a sinne and such a one as deserves eternall death seeing that it is as the Apostle also teacheth 1 Iohn 3.4 the transgression of the Law and is condemned by the Law of God DOCT. IX That from our naturall and imbred concupiscence as from a fountain there flow forth continually streams of actuall sins and transgressions WE believe further that this our naturall pravitie is such a fountain of all evil and so inexhaustible that from thence there spring forth continually the most filthy waters of evil passions wicked cogitations and ungodly desires which unlesse they be restrained and kept in by the Spirit of Christ will breake forth outwardly into wicked and

the Romanes and others not converted unto the faith were in them the singular gifts of God DOCT. VI. The Confirmation of the fore-going opinion FOr all infidels or unbelievers are not indued with the same or alike equall virtues sciences That even from thence it may manifestly appear that they are not the gifts of nature but the gifts of God added unto nature DOCT. VII That in things belonging unto God and true pietie the unregenerate man can do nothing BUt as concerning things belonging unto God true pietie and religion and a Christian life we believe that the mind of an unregenerate man is so blinded and his heart so depraved and all his powers and faculties so weak or none at all that he can neither truely know God nor the things of God neither love him nor desire things pleasing unto him much lesse obey his will as he ought For according to the Apostle a 1 Cor. 2.14 The naturall man perceiveth not the things of God neither can he perceive or understand them How can he then of himself either will or do any thing b Iohn 15.5 Without me saith our Saviour ye can do nothing DOCT. VIII The confirmation of the fore-going opinion FOr even as a man dead to men and nature can perform no action belonging unto men and nature So neither can he which is a P●● 2. ● dead to God in trespasses and sinnes truely know those things which belong unto God and true pietie much lesse can he do them but he lies rotting and stinking in his sinnes unless he be delivered from them by the grace of God through Christ and so be restored again unto life But all men that are without Christ and not regenerated by the Spirit of Christ are truely dead and therefore they are truely said to be b Iohn ● 21 quickned to be raised from the dead and to be regenerated or born again whosoever are by faith in Christ delivered from their sinnes and ingrafted into Christ DOCT. IX Errours condemned THerefore we condemne all Pelagians which teach the contrarie lifting up the power and strength of free-will against the grace of Christ And we detest and abhorre the opinion of the Manichees and all others which will have a man to be like a stock as if he had no judgement or libertie of will at all in civil matters CHAP. IX Concerning the Promise of Redemption and Salvation through Christ DOCTRINE I. That Christ the heavenly man was of grace promised to save us WHen a 1 Cor. 15.47 the first man which was of the earth earthy was b Gen. 3.17 fallen into such a miserable estate and condition by his own fault through disobedience and not he onely but together with him all his posteritie which sinned in him and were to be c Psalm 5● 5 conceived in sin to be born d Eph. 2.3 the children of wrath We believe that God of his mere grace and mercie to Adam and Eve and in them to all mankind e Gen 3.15 Matt. 1.21 promised another man f 1 Cor. 15.47 from heaven of the true substance of man indeed but to be a Luk. 1.34 conceived without the seed of man and therefore to be b Isa 7.14 Matt. 1.23 Luk. 1.34 born of a Virgin c Heb. 4.15 without sinne in whom as in another head of mankind consisting of a divine and humane nature being the true d Heb. 1.3 expresse image of God the Father and filled with the holy Ghost that might be fulfilled which in the first head succeeded not through his own fault that is That he the second man in our name and for us which were to be e Rom. 6.5.11.7 grafted into him by his Spirit and by spirituall generation to be f Eph. 5.29 flesh of his flesh and bone of his bones might most perfectly g Rom. 5.19 obey God the Father and by his h Phil. 2.8 obedience and death take away sinne appease the wrath of God redeem us justifie us sanctifie us rule us by his Spirit set us at libertie give us grace and strength to that which is good and finally save us unto everlasting life and glorifie us DOCT. II. That the Promise Concerning the Redemption by Christ was necessarie FOr Adam not as a private person but as the parent and root of all mankind as he was indued at the first with righteousness that he might propagate it unto all his posteritie as in an inheritance for which cause it is commonly called Originall righteousness So by his disobedience he hath transmitted unto all men great unrighteousnesse in stead of righteousnesse and eternall death in stead of life eternall Necessarie therefore was it that there should be another head that is Christ from whom by reason of his obedience there might be derived on all his members true and heavenly righteousnesse holinesse and life DOCT. III. To what end the Promise was made presently after that the sinne was committed WE believe That therefore the promise was presently after the sinne committed made from the begining of the world and afterwards by the holy fathers was often repeated expounded and confirmed by divers wayes signes and seales That not only we which have been since the coming of the Messias but also all others from the foundations of the world as many as should believe this promise and by true faith embrace Christ to come might also be made partakers of redemption justification and salvation DOCT. IV. That from the beginning of the world as many as believed on Christ to come were saved WE believe That from the beginning of the world as many as believed on Christ promised and to come they were grafted into him by faith they were made partakers of his future obedience passion death and redemption they did eate his body which was afterwards to be delivered and drink his bloud which was afterwards to be powred out and last of all they were all Christians indued with the Spirit of Christ and saved unto everlasting life no lesse then we are DOCT. V. Errours condemned ANd further we condemne and detest their opinon which hold that no man was saved before the coming of Christ and that the Fathers which were before received no promise of eternall salvation but onely of things temporall CHAP. X. Concerning the Law DOCTRINE I. That the Law of Moses came between the promise of salvation by Christ and the fulfilling thereof and to what end BUt between the Promise of Redemption by Christ which was first made unto Adam and afterwards more manifestly declared unto others but especially unto Abraham sealed by the Sacrament of Circumcision and as it were confirmed by the death of Isaac the first born offered for a sacrifice and established by an everlasting covenant Between this promise I say and the fulfilling thereof the Law which was delivered by Moses came between the people which descended from the seed of Abraham of