A14216:1318
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
Part 2 › I BELIEVE IN HIS ONLY SONNE.Part 2 › I BELEEVE IN HIS ONELY SONNE.
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.
I BELIEVE IN HIS ONLY SONNE.
I BELEEVE IN HIS ONELY SONNE.
TO believe in the only, or only begotten son of God, is to believe, 1. That this Jesus is the natural and only son of the eternal Father, begotten of his substance from everlasting, and therefore God by nature, neither having as touching his godhead any brethren. 2. To believe that by and for this his natural son I have also obtained the grace, right, and name of the son of GOD, or am adopted by GOD to be his son. John. 1.12. As many as received him, to them he gave power to be the sons of God. And Ephes. 1.6. God with the glory of his grace hath made us accepted in his beloved. Because Christ is the natural son of God, therefore he is able to make us the adopted sons of God: yet so, that ⟨p. 461⟩the assumption and taking of our nature was to come between. Hither appertaineth the common place concerning the son of GOD: wherein these four questions are to be considered.
TO beleeue in the onelie, or onelie begotten sonne of God, is to beleeue, 1. That this Iesus is the naturall and onelie sonne of the eternall Father, begotten of his substaunce from euerlasting, and therefore God by nature, neither hauing as touching his godhead any bretheren. 2. To beleeue that by and for this his naturall sonne I haue also obtained the grace, right, and name of the sonne of GOD, or am adopted by GOD to be his sonne.