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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
Part 2 › OF GODS PROVIDENCE. › Section 2: 2 WHAT THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD IS.
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.
Now as the inclinations, motions, and actions of sinners, 1are sins, that is, are repugnant to order and nature; and swerve from the Law of GOD, because they are done without the knowledge of Gods will, and purpose of obeying him: So God neither will, nor ordaineth, nor alloweth, nor commandeth, nor worketh, nor furthereth them: but forbiddeth, condemneth, punisheth and suffereth them to be committed of his creatures, and to concur with his most just decrees, judgements, and works: thereby to show, how necessary and needful for the creature is the grace of the holy ghost to fly sin, and to manifest his justice and power in punishing sin.
Nowe as the inclinations, motions, and actions of sinners, 1are sinnes, that is, are repugnant to order and nature; and swarue from the Lawe of GOD, because they are doone without the knowledge of Gods will, and purpose of obeying him: So God neither will, nor ordaineth, nor alloweth, nor commaundeth, nor woorketh, nor furthereth them: but forbiddeth, condemneth, punisheth and suffereth them to be committed of his creatures, and to concurre with his most iust decrees, iudgementes, and woorkes: thereby to shewe, howe necessary and needefull for the creature is the grace of the holie ghost to flie sinne, and to manifest his iustice and power in punishing sinne.
- 1The corruption of the action or inclination God will not, but permitteth.
Wherefore the permission of sin, is no idle permission, or a cessation and ceasing of Gods providence and working in the actions of the wicked, as if they did depend only upon the will of the creature: but this permission is of efficacy, and worketh. It is permission, as concerning the formal cause of sin, that is, corruption it self, which the creature hath of it self, not by any effection or working of GOD: but it is of efficacy, and worketh, as concerning the motions and actions of the creature sinning, which god effectually will, and moveth, as also concerning the withdrawing of his grace, & the ends, whereunto he destineth, directeth, and bringeth the actions of them that sin.