A14216:1346
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.
1Lastly, that there is a double nature or substance in Christ, both a finite, and an infinite, is convinced and proved by the diversity and repugnancy of those properties, which are attributed to the same Christ, but cannot possibly be together in one and the same nature. Wherefore CHRIST, man, is GOD, not created and made in time, by reason of the fullness and excellency of his gifts, but eternal, subsisting before the flesh, borne of the Virgin, and before all worlds, by reason of the eternal Godhead of the Word dwelling in his Majesty personally.
1Lastly, that there is a double nature or substaunce in Christ, both a finite, and an infinite, is conuinced and prooued by the diuersitie and repugauncie of those properties, which are attributed to the same Christ, but cannot possiblie be together in one and the same nature. Wherefore CHRIST, man, is GOD, not created and made in time, by reason of the fulnesse and excellencie of his giftes, but eternall, subsisting before the flesh, borne of the Virgin, and before all worlds, by reason of the eternall Godhead of the Word dwelling in his Maiestie personally.
- 12 By contrary properties.2 By contrarie properties.
1To the second class or order of Reasons are referred those testimonies, which show CHRIST to be the proper or natural son of GOD. The Argument or proof is this: The natural or proper son of GOD, is of necessity partaker of the divine nature or essence, or substance. But Christ, man, is the proper son of GOD. Therefore there is in CHRIST, besides his humane nature, which he took of our kind, a nature or substance Divine, in respect whereof he is, and is called the Son of GOD, that is, CHRIST is by nature the son of GOD, and therefore subsisting, and that before ⟨p. 471⟩