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A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zechariah…A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary…
A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinity in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laid down by that author in his catechism. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newly translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoof of our Christian country-manA collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1600Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1600
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4 He did not truly ascend into heaven, but we must say it was only an imaginary and fantastic show, if in body he were there substantially before he ascended thither, & after he ascended, nevertheless he remain in the earth, nay in the very bodies of the faithful, by substantial presence of the same body, as truly as before, if these things did indeed so fall out, it will follow that the same body of Christ was at once weak and yet omnipotent, base and glorious, able to suffer and unable, dead and living, limited and unlimited, which to say were blasphemy.
4 He did not truelie ascend into heavē, but we must say it was onlie an imaginarie and phantastique shew, if in bodie he were there substātially before he ascended thither, & after he ascended, nevertheles he remaine in the earth, nay in the very bodies of the faithfull, by substantiall presence of the same bodie, as truely as before, if these things did indeed so fall out, it will follow that the same bodie of Christ was at once weake and yet omnipotent, base and glorious, able to suffer and vnable, dead and living, limited and vnlimited, which to saie were blasphemie.
To avoid these prodigious and impious absurdities, they tell us, that
To avoide these prodigious and impious absurdities, they tell vs, that
Ob. Christ in respect of his body was in deed limited, weak, passible, & mortal in the time of his humiliation: because he did empty himself, & would not before his resurrection show forth that majesty which he imparted to his body.
Ob. Christ in respect of his bodie was in deed limited, weake, passible, & mortall in the time of his humiliation: because he did empty himselfe, & would not before his resurrection shew forth that maiestie which hee imparted to his bodie.