| JEROME ZANCHIUS
February 2, 1516 - November 19, 1590
Born Jerome Zanchi in Alazano, Italy, his parents died when he was fourteen at which time he
entered the monastery of the Augustinian Order of Regular Canons. He was taught by Peter
Martyr Vermigli, the greatest of the Italian Reformers. In 1551 he left Italy and accepted the
professorship of Old Testament at the college of St. Thomas in Strasbourg. In 1553, Peter Martyr
joined the College also. Zanchius remained at the College after Peter Martyr left for Zurich in
1553. In 1561, charges were brought against Zanchius by Johann Marbach of which he was
exonerated.
In 1563 he left the College and pastored the Italian Protestand congregation in the Grisons in the
city of Chiavenna. In 1568 he accepted the profesorship of theology at the University of
Heidelberg. He produced many of his works at this time. With the accession of Ludwig VI,
Lutheran dominance came to Heidelberg and Zanchius left for Neustadt. He remained there until
his death while on a visit to Heidelberg.
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- "The Doctrine Of Absolute Predestination"
{To Be Read After "Observations On The Divine Attributes" listed below}
We come now to consider the meaning of the word predestination, and how it is taken in
Scripture. The verb predestinate is of Latin original, and signifies, in that tongue, to deliberate
beforehand with one's self how one shall act; and in consequence of such deliberation to
constitute, fore-ordain and predetermine where, when, how and by whom anything shall be done,
and to what end it shall be done. So the Greek verb which exactly answers to the English word
predestinate, and is rendered by it, signifies to resolve beforehand within one's self what to do;
and, before the thing resolved on is actually effected, to appoint it to some certain use, and direct
it to some determinate end. The Hebrew verb Habhdel has likewise much the same signification.
- "Observations On The Divine
Attributes" - To be read preliminary to "The Doctrine Of Absolute Predestination"
listed above
"Of these attributes, those on which we shall now particularly descant (as being more
immediately concerned in the ensuing subject) are the following ones: I., His eternal wisdom and
foreknowledge; II., The absolute freedom and liberty of His will; III., The perpetuity and
unchangeableness both of Himself and His decrees; IV., His Omnipotence; V., His justice; VI.,
His mercy. Without an explication of these, the doctrine of Predestination cannot be
so well understood, and we shall, therefore, briefly consider them by way
of preliminary to the main subject."
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