A14216:1097
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.
They were created by god of nothing, 1in the very beginning of the world. Psal. 148. Praise ye him, all ye his Angels; praise him all his army. For he commanded, and they were created. Col. 1.16. By him were all things created which are in heaven, and which are in earth, things visible and invisible: whether they be thrones, or dominions or principalities, or powers &c. Wherefore albeit in Moses there is no mention made,2 in the story of the creation, severally of Angels, as who applying himself to the common capacity of men especially recounteth the visible works of god: yet, whenas he saith that heaven, earth and all the host of them was created, he implieth also Angels, which both are these very heavenly hosts and ministers of god, and are often mentioned among them by Moses himself. And whereas they are called, Job. 1. & 38. The children of god; it is not to be understood of any coeternity and propagation of their substance out of god, but of their creation and conformity with god, and of the mutual love between god and them, as in like sort also may be said of men.
They were created by god of nothing, 1in the verie beginning of the world. Psal. 148. Praise ye him, al ye his Angels; praise him al his armie. For hee commaunded, and they were created. Col. 1.16. By him were all thinges created which are in heauen, and which are in earth, thinges visible and inuisible: whether they bee thrones, or dominions or principalities, or powers &c. Wherefore albeit in Moses there is no mention made,2 in the storie of the creation, seuerallie of Angels, as who applying himself to the common capacitie of men especially recounteth the visible workes of god: yet, whenas he saith that heauen, earth and al the host of them was created, he implieth also Angels, which both are these verie heauenly hosts and ministers of god, and are often mentioned among them by Moses himselfe. And whereas they are called,