A14216:1279
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.
The great and chief Prophet, which is Christ, 1is a person immediately ordained of god even from the beginning and cradle of the Church in paradise to all eternity, sent of the father to declare the will of god towards mankind, to institute and appoint a ministry, to teach by the word and Sacraments, the holy ghost working together with him: and lastly in the flesh; to preach the gospel, and to make known that he is the Son consubstantial and of the same substance with the father, and author of the Evangelic doctrine, kindling it in the harts of men, and not only preaching it; as a Minister: And therefore Christ is called the WORD, not only in respect of the father, of whom in cogitation beholding himself, and considering the image of himself not vanishing, but subsisting, consubstantial, coequal, coeternal to the father himself, he was begotten: but also in respect of us, because he is that person, which spake to the fathers, and brought forth the living and quickening word, or Gospel, out of ⟨p. 446⟩the bosom of the Father.
The great and chiefe Prophet, which is Christ, 1is a person immediatelie ordained of god euen from the beginning and cradel of the Church in paradise to al eternity, sent of the father to declare the wil of god towards mankind, to institute and appoint a ministerie, to teach by the woorde and Sacramentes, the holy ghost working together with him: and lastlie in the fleshe; to preach the gospel, and to make knowen that hee is the Sonne consubstantiall and of the same substaunce with the father, and author of the Euangelique doctrine, kindling it in the harts of men, and not only preaching it; as a Minister: And therefore Christ is called the WORDE, not onely in respect of the father, of whome in cogitation beholding himselfe, and considering the image of himselfe not vanishing, but subsisting, consubstantial, coequal, coeternall to the father himselfe, hee was begotten: but also in respect of vs, because hee is that person, which spake to the fathers, and brought foorth the liuing and quickening woorde, or Gospell, out of ⟨p. 446⟩the bosome of the Father.