A14216:1353
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.
3 Objection. If the divine nature of Christ was without his humane nature the Son of god, 1there shall be made thereby three sons, namely his Divinity, his humanity, and whole Christ consisting of both natures. Wherefore there was not any Son before Jesus was borne. To this we answer, that the Antecedent is most false. For seeing the Word did take, join, and unite personally unto himself not another person or Son of God, but another nature, this assumption or taking maketh not moe persons or sons: but it is one & the same person, or one Son, having in him two natures.
3 Obiection. If the diuine nature of Christ was without his humane nature the Sonne of god, 1there shall bee made thereby three sonnes, namelie his Diuinitie, his humanitie, and whole Christ consisting of both natures. Wherefore there was not anie Sonne before Iesus was borne. To this wee aunswere, that the Antecedent is most false. For seeing the Woorde did take, ioine, and vnite personallie vnto himselfe not another person or Son of God, but another nature, this assumption or taking maketh not moe persons or sons: but it is one & the same person, or one Sonne, hauing in him two natures.
- 1Christ but one sonne, though consisting of two natures.Christ but one sonne, though cōsisting of two natures.
4 Objection. If the god-head of old without the flesh was the Son, and now two natures are one Son: there shall be nevertheless two Sons, one incorporeal, the other corporeal. ⟨p. 475⟩Wherefore there was not any son before the flesh. Answer. Neither is this Antecedent true. For one and the self same Son is, of old incorporeal, of one only nature, and only God; but now corporeal of two natures, and existing both God and man.