A14216:1366
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.
Again, NO MAN hath seen God AT ANY TIME, The son which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. Reply. 1. Heb. 1. It is said, Now God hath spoken unto us by his son. Answer. That is, by his son made man. Reply. 2. He is not said any where in the old Testament to have spoken. Aunsw. Yes, by the Angel of the lord, who also himself is Lord. Likewise Isay. 6.9. The Lord appeared speaking, whom S. Joh chap. 12.40. affirmeth to have bin Christ. Reply. 3. The Word is said 1. John. 1.1. to have been palpable, visible and so forth. Answer. That is, by reason of the flesh which he took. Reply. 4. But he is no where said invisible. Answer. John 1.5.10. he is said to have been in the world unknown: and this John speaketh of him as he was before his incarnation. And then he was in the world invisible. Likewise John. 14 23. I and the Father will come unto him. And in the same place: I will not leave you comfortless. I will come unto you. Mat. 28 20. I am with you alway until the end of the world: that is, invisibly, as is the Father. And if they will deny him to be with us, because he is not seen, they shall also exclude the father, Reply. 5. He is with us in power, and virtue: not in essence. Answer. This objection were rather to be hissed our, ⟨p. 482⟩than to be refuted: because he hath not an infinite power and virtue, who hath a finite essence. Jere. 10.11. The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth, how much more then the makers of such Gods?
Againe, NO MAN hath seene God AT ANIE TIME, The sonne which is in the bosome of the Father, he hath declared him. Reply. 1. Heb. 1. It is said, Now God hath spoken vnto vs by his sonne. Aunswere. That is, by his sonne made man. Replie. 2. He is not saide any where in the old Testament to haue spoken. Aunsw. Yes, by the Angel of the lord, who also himselfe is Lord. Likewise