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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.
16 It is not lawful to imagine god to be such a one, as sufficeth not for the wielding and managing of all things, neither such a one as is superfluous or idle, without manifest impiety and absurdity; seeing there is nothing superfluous or idle in god. But if there be put more gods, either each of them will be too weak to rule all, and so ⟨p. 339⟩imperfect, and not worthy of the title and name of divinity: or one will suffice for the guiding of the whole world, and so the rest shall be idle, superfluous and needless. Wherefore there must needs be but one god, that he alone may suffice for all.
16 It is not lawfull to imagine god to be such a one, as sufficeth not for the wielding and menaging of all things, neither such a one as is superfluous or idle, without manifest impietie and absurditie; seing there is nothing superfluous or idle in god. But if there be put more gods, either each of them will be too weake to rule all, and so ⟨p. 339⟩imperfect, and not worthie of the title and name of diuinitie: or one will suffice for the guiding of the whole world, and so the rest shall bee idle, superfluous and needelesse. Wherefore there must needes bee but one god, that hee alone may suffice for all.
- 16 More Gods would be either unperfect, or superfluous.6 More Gods would be either vnperfect, or superfluous.
7 There can be but one infinite: 1for if there were more infinites; none should be present every where, and rule all. Wherefore there cannot be more, but one only god which is infinite.