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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.
FORTUNE and CHANCE are sometimes taken for the events themselves or effects which follow causes that are causes but by an accident, by reason of such causes, 1as are causes by and in themselves, but not known to us: as when we say, good or evil fortune, happy or unhappy chance: sometimes they signify the causes of such events, either the manifest causes, which are causes but by an accident (as when any thing is said to be don by fortune or by chance) or the hidden and unknown causes, which are causes by and in themselves: As it is said in the Poet: Omnipotent fortune and fate inevitable. And they are wont to call that fortune which is a cause by an accident in voluntary agents, whose actions have some event, that seldom happeneth, besides their appointment: As he that digging with purpose to build, findeth treasure. Chance they call an accidental cause in natural agents, whose motions have effects neither proper to them, neither always happening, & that without any manifest cause directing it, as if a tile falling from a house kill one that passeth by.
FORTVNE and CHANCE are sometimes taken for the euents themselues or effects which follow causes that are causes but by an accident, by reason of such causes, 1as are causes by and in themselues, but not knowen to vs: as when wee say, good or euil fortune, happy or vnhappy chance: sometimes they signify the causes of such euents, either the manifest causes, which are causes but by an accident (as when any thing is said to be don by fortune or by chance) or the hidden and vnknowen causes, which are causes by and in themselues: As it is said in the Poet: Omnipotent fortune and fate ineuitable. And they are wont to cal that fortune which is a cause by an accident in voluntary agents, whose actions haue some euent, that seldom happeneth, besides their appointment: As he that digging with purpose to builde, findeth treasure. Chaunce they call an accidentall cause in naturall agentes, whose motions haue effects neither proper to them, neither alwaies hapning, & that without any manifest cause directing it, as if a tile falling from a house kill one that passeth by.
- 1Fortune and chance.Fortune and chaunce.