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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.
1They say also, that the holy Ghost is promised the Church, that it may teach those things, which are not delivered in the Scriptures: as John. 14. But the comforter, which is the holy Ghost, whom the father shall send in my name, he shall teach you all things. And cap. 16. when the spirit of truth shall come, he shall lead you into all truth. But here they maliciously omit that which is added; And shall bring all §1things to your remembrance, which I have told you. Again, He shall bear witness of me. Again, He will reprove the world of sin, of righteousness & of judgement. Again, He shall glorify me, for he shall receive §2of mine, & shall show it unto you. For out of these it is manifest that the holy Ghost should speak nothing, but that which was written in the Gospel, & Christ himself had before time taught his disciples: so far is it that he should bring any thing contrary to them. For neither can he dissent from Christ, ⟨p. 37⟩nor from himself. So also, when they allege that of Jer. 31. I will put my Law in their inward parts, and in their harts will I write it. And 2. Cor. 3. Ye are the Epistle of Christ written not with ink, but with the spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the hart: they do not mark, that the spirit cannot speak in mens hearts contrary unto these things, which he revealed in the Scripture: neither would God write any other Law, in mens harts, but that which is already revealed and written; and that therefore the Apostle Paul opposeth not the matter written, but the manner of writing in tables and hearts, one against another: for because that the same was written in both, but there with ink, and here with the spirit of God. It hath less colour, which §3they go about to build out of that place to the Philippians, cap. 3. If you be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even the same unto you: If therefore, say they, the Church think any thing different from the written word, that proceedeth from the holy Ghost. For the Apostle comforteth and con firmeth the godly, that albeit they did not understand somewhat of that which there he had written, or were of another judgement in it: yet that hereafter they should be taught it of God, and should know those things to be true, which he had written. Whenas therefore it is denied that the holy Ghost revealeth any thing divers from that which is written: