A14216:1025
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.
Understanding] A thing which hath sense only, as are ⟨p. 341⟩brute beasts, who are things living and sensible, but not understanding, and therefore are no persons.
Vnderstanding] A thing which hath sense onely, as are ⟨p. 341⟩brute beastes, who are thinges liuing and sensible, but not vnderstanding, and therefore are no persons.
Incommunicable] Not the divine Essence, which is common to three: not the substance of mans nature or any other thing created: which is communicated to the thing begotten thereof or thence derived.
Incommunicable] Not the diuine Essence, which is common to three: not the substaunce of mans nature or any other thing created: which is communicated to the thing begotten thereof or thence deriued.
Not sustained in another] Not the human nature of Christ: because this is personally sustained of the word, that is, so, that it together with the word is the substance of one Christ, & except it were subsisting in the word, should not at all be.
Not susteined in another] Not the human nature of Christ: because this is personallie susteined of the word, that is, so, that it together with the word is the substāce of one Christ, & except it were subsisting in the word, should not at al be.