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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.
They bring other places also, by which they endeavour to Objection. 2 gather,1 that Christ & his Apostles did deliver some things unto the Churches by mouth, which are not comprised in the writings of the Apostles. As Mat. 28. where Christ sendeth his Apostles to preach: John. 16. I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. Act. 16. Paul and Timothy delivered unto the Churches the decrees to keep, ordained by the Apostles, and elders, which were at Jerusalem. 1. Cor. 11. I will order other things when I come. 2. Thes. 2. Keep the instructions, which you have been taught either by word, or by our Epistle. And cap. 3. Withdraw your selves from every brother which walketh not after the instruction, which he received of us. And in the 2. and 3. Epistles of John. I have many things to write unto you: but I would not by paper and ink, but I trust to come unto you and speak mouth to mouth. 2And Paul chargeth Timothy to keep that which was committed unto him, and to commit those things, which he had heard of him, to men fit to teach. Lastly they say, That before the books either of the old or new Testament were written, the doctrine was delivered unto the Church by mouth. But neither the Prophets, nor Christ, nor the Apostles have delivered any other precepts by mouth, then those which are written: And if they ordained any ceremonial things in the Churches, which they committed not to writing, neither were they contrary to these which are written, neither overmany, or unprofitable, neither put on them with an opinion ⟨p. 34⟩of necessity. For neither was there any other Gospel, from the beginning, neither did Christ command any other to be preached, then that which we have written. Neither were those things any other which the Apostles then could not bear through infirmity, then the selfsame which the Lord had taught them before, which the spirit should call into their minds and expound unto them, which themselves afterwards did deliver in writing to the church: neither were they otherwise then suitable to those things, which they had before received of the Lord, neither old wives to is, such as a great part of the Popish traditions are: but the most authentic doctrine of the Gospel, either unknown, or repugnant unto the reason and wit of man.