A14216:1345
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.
2 Objection. Christ, man, is, and is called God in the new testament. Therefore they corrupt the Scripture, who say that in this visible man Jesus, is besides the flesh, an invisible nature, which was existing also in the old peoples time without flesh. For to say this, is as if a man, in stead of this, Thou art a Scholar, should say, In thee is a scholar. Answer. That Christ, man, is true and by nature God, in respect of the nature or Essence of the Godhead in him personally united ⟨p. 470⟩to his manhood, is no corruption but the very voice, mind, and meaning and interpretation of the scripture. Colos. 2.9.1 In him, that is, in Christ Jesus, dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead, that is, the very full and perfect Godhead, which is but one, bodily, that is personally or substantially, so that it is of the substance of the visible man Christ. In Christ therefore there is one thing which dwelleth, namely the godhead, another thing in which it dwelleth, even the manhood which is the temple of the godhead, John. 2.19.21. and was shadowed and figured by the Mosaical tabernacle, Heb. 9.11. Again, Rom. 1.3. Made of the seed of David according to the flesh: and declared mightily to be the son of God, touching the spirit of sanctification. Again, Phil 2.6. Being in the form of GOD and equal with GOD, he took on him the form of a servant. By him all things were made and do consist, both visible, and invisible: he giveth the holy Ghost, lighteth every man that cometh into the world, he alone knoweth the father, and he to whom he revealeth him &c. Isa. 7.14. Isa. 9.6. Jere. 23.6.