A14216:1091
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.
1 WHAT GOOD ANGELS ARE.
Angels, both good and bad, as holy Scripture recordeth, 1are spirits, by which name here a spiritual person is understood, that is, a substance incorporeal, invisible, individual, living, understanding, incommunicable, not sustained in another, neither ⟨p. 370⟩the part of an other, as Luc. 24. it is taken. A spirit hath not flesh and bones. Colos. 1.16. All which are in heaven, and in earth, things visible and invisible. Heb. 1.14. They are all ministering spirits. 1. King. 22.21. There came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord.
ANgels, both good and bad, as holie Scripture recordeth, 1are spirites, by which name here a spirituall person is vnderstood, that is, a substaunce incorporeall, inuisible, indiuiduall, liuing, vnderstanding, incommunicable, not susteined in another, neither ⟨p. 370⟩the part of an other, as Luc. 24. it is taken. A spirite hath not fleshe and bones. Colos. 1.16. All which are in heauen, and in earth, thinges visible and inuisible. Heb. 1.14