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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.
Therefore in Christ besides his flesh is another nature, which also, before the flesh was miraculously conceived in the Virgins womb, was subsisting, did work, and is the Son of God. Again, John 3.17. God sent not his Son into the world to condemn it: The Father sent the Son into the world, but the humanity of the Son was borne in the world: Therefore he was his Son before he was sent into the world, Joh. 5.21. The son quickeneth whom he will. Matth. 11.27. No man knoweth the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. But in the old Testament, before Jesus was borne of the Virgin, some were raised from the dead, and quickened: for there were some from the beginning of the world who knew GOD aright. Therefore in Jesus the Son of Mary, is another nature besides his flesh, which is the Son of GOD, and subsisted from the beginning of the world revealing GOD unto men; not only to those of the godly who lived since he took flesh, but to those also who lived before it. Again, John 3.13.17.19.31. John 16.28. &c. He is called the son, who came from heaven, who being in earth is in heaven, who came into the world, not as other men, from the earth, but from above out of heaven, from the Father. So that then he was, before he came into the world. But the flesh of CHRIST is not of heaven, neither came it from heaven: Therefore there must needs be another nature in him, in respect whereof he is the only begotten Son of GOD, even before he took flesh of the Virgin. Again, He that was manifested in the flesh, is GOD, 1. Timot. 3. and therefore another nature from the flesh. For God is one thing, who is manifested, and the flesh another thing, wherein he is manifested. The Son of God is he that was manifested in the flesh. 1. John. 3.5. For this purpose appeared the Son of GOD, that he might take away our sins, and that he might loose the works of the Devil. Therefore the Son is God, and another nature from the flesh; that is, the man Jesus is the son of God in respect not only of his humanity, but also of his divinity, which besides and before the flesh, existed in him, and by the assumption of the flesh was made as it were visible and