A14216:1304
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.
1Now the similitude of the head and members of the same body, is most fit and appliable to declare that most strait and indissoluble conjunction of us with Christ. For first, As all the members of the body are knit to one and the same head, and consequently to one another, by sinews and fleshly ligaments, and draw their life, sense, and all their motion, by the ministry of the spirits from that one head, so long as they remain united to their head, and among themselves: so Christ is that one and quickening head, to whom all the elect who are the living members the church, being united by the holy Ghost, received thorough faith, are quickened and are knit also among themselves by the means of mutual charity. Which charity and dilection must needs be there; if we be joined unto the head. For the connection of the members with the head is the original and cause of the conjunction of the members among themselves. For the quickening spirit of christ doth not flow out of one member into another, but out of one Christ as the head into all the members of the Church. Joh. 15.26. J will send unto you, from the father, the comforter, the spirit of truth.
1Now the similitude of the head and members of the same bodie, is most fitte and appliable to declare that most streit and indissoluble coniunction of vs with Christ. For first, As all the members of the bodie are knit to one and the same head, and consequentlie to one another, by sinews and fleshlie ligamentes, and drawe their life, sense, and all their motion, by the ministerie of the spirites from that one heade, so long as they remaine vnited to their head, and among themselues: so Christ is that one and quickening head, to whome al the elect who are the liuing members the church, beeing vnited by the holie Ghost, receiued thorough faith, are quickened and are knit also among themselues by the meanes of mutuall charitie. Which charitie and dilection must needs be there; if we be ioined vnto the head. For the connexion of the members with the heade is the originall and cause of the coniunction of the members among themselues. For the quickning spirit of christ doth not flowe out of one member into another, but out of one Christ as the head into all the members of the Church. Ioh. 15.26. J wil send vnto you, from the father, the comforter, the spirit of truth.