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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.
that by the same authority, liberty, power, he raiseth the dead, and quickeneth them who believe in him, by which the Father doth: that as the father hath life in himself, so also hath he given unto him, as being his Son to have life in himself, &c.
that by the same authoritie, libertie, power, hee raiseth the dead, and quickeneth them who beleeue in him, by which the Father dooth: that as the father hath life in himselfe, so also hath hee giuen vnto him, as beeing his Sonne to haue life in himselfe, &c.
Wherefore the man Jesus affirmeth that, which of it self and demonstratively doth thereof follow, and the Jews called blasphemy, namely, that he is ⟨p. 472⟩the Son of God, not by grace only, but proper and equal with God, that is, that there is in him besides his humane nature a divine also, which is the Son, communicated unto him by an unspeakable generation or begetting from the Father, and according to which he is equal with the Father, and the same God which the Father is. For where the same power, operations, and works are, there also is necessarily inferred the same nature, or substance to be, and that equal. So Christ is called the proper Son of God. Rom. 8.3. God sending his own Son, that is, borne of his own substance. For we are otherwise also of God, being renewed by his spirit. And in the same Chapter ver. 32. who spared not his own Sonne.
Wherefore the man Iesus affirmeth that, which of it selfe and demonstratiuely dooth thereof followe, and the Iewes called blasphemie, namelie, that hee is ⟨p. 472⟩the Sonne of God, not by grace only, but proper and equall with God, that is, that there is in him besides his humane nature a diuine also, which is the Sonne, communicated vnto him by an vnspeakeable generation or begetting frō the Father, and according to which he is equall with the Father, and the same God which the Father is. For where the same power, operations, and woorkes are, there also is necessarily inferred the same nature, or substaunce to be, and that equal. So Christ is called the proper Sonne of God.