A14216:1006
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.
3 Whence it may appear, that there is but one god.
3 Whence it may appeare, that there is but one god.
1Albeit god in the beginning did as certainly declare unto mankind that he is but one only, as what he is: yet the world by the guile and deceit of the Devil (going about to spoil god of his honour, and to bear and vaunt himself for god, and to destroy mankind for the hatred he beareth unto god) and through their own blindness & malice revolting from gods divine manifestations, & from the doctrine of our first fathers, hath in horrible madness forged a multitude of gods, yielding divine honours partly to creatures, partly to imaginary gods, and forgetting the true god, or desiring to join and couple other gods with him. And whereas there is no greater bond, than whereby the creature is bound to honour his Creator, and therefore no more grievous sin, than to obscure the glory due unto god, or to convey it over to any other: god, that he might meet with this sacrilege, hath often testified and witnessed in his word, that there is but one god, not many, That is, that there is but one divine essence eternal, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness, Creator, preserver, and ruler of all things. As Deut. 6.4. Hear O Israel, the Lord our god is Lord only. And cap. 32.39. Behold now, for I, I am he, and there is no gods with me. Isai. 44.6. I am the first, and I am the last, and without me is there no god. And cap. 45.5. I am the Lord, and there is none other: there is no god besides me.