A14216:1003
The Sum of Christian Religion
The sum of Christian religion: delivered by Zacharias Ursinus in his lectures upon the Catechism authorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolved the questions of whatsoever points of moment, which have been or are controversed in divinity. Translated into English by Henry Parry, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supply of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of divinity, and with correction of sundry faults & imperfections, which are [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latin.The summe of Christian religion: deliuered by Zacharias Vrsinus in his lectures vpon the Catechism autorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolued the questions of whatsoeuer points of moment, which haue beene or are controuersed in diuinitie. Translated into English by Henrie Parrie, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supplie of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of diuinitie, and with correction of sundrie faults & imperfections, which ar [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latine.
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1587Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1587
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.
Lastly in the description of gods nature is put,1 that he is angry and wrath with offences and sins. Which horrible anger and wrath of god, whereby he detesteth and punisheth all sins, although all the wicked at length too late perceive & have experience of, when they rush into eternal despair; yet such his displeasure and indignation as god will have to be known, they cannot so much as conceive, who are without the Church, seeing they neither judge all those evils to be sins, which god in his law threateneth he will punish with everlasting torments; neither know the death and punishment of the son of god, than which god could not show a greater token and Argument of his anger against sin. The elect and chosen alone, are throughly moved by a right and saving knowledge thereof gathered out of gods punishments and threatenings to conversion, and the fear of god. But the greatness of it no man can fully conceive, according as it is said Psal. 90. Who knoweth the power of thy wrath?
Lastly in the description of gods nature is put,1 that he is angrie and wrath with offences and sinnes. Which horrible anger and wrath of god, whereby hee detesteth and punisheth all sinnes, although al the wicked at length too late perceiue & haue experience of, when they rush into eternall dispaire; yet such his displeasure and indignation as god will haue to be knowen, they cannot so much as conceiue, who are without the Church, seeing they neither iudge all those euils to be sinnes, which god in his lawe threatneth hee will punish with euerlasting tormentes; neither knowe the death and punishment of the sonne of god, than which god could not shewe a greater token and Argument of his anger against sin. The elect and chosen alone, are throughly moued by a right and sauing knowledge thereof gathered out of gods punishments and threatninges to conuersion, and the feare of god. But the greatnes of it no man can fully conceiue, according as it is saide Psal. 90. Who knoweth the power of thy wrath?
- 1The anger of God against sin.