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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.
And the Word was made flesh] S. John declareth the manner how that Word came unto his own; namely, 1that he was made man, and that weak, mortal, like unto us in all things, except sin. Therefore he saith, he was made Flesh, and conversed among men for a season. Now he was made man, not by any mutation or change. but by taking the humane nature unto his godhead.
And the Word was made flesh] S. Iohn declareth the manner how that Word came vnto his owne; namelie, 1that hee was made man, and that weak, mortal, like vnto vs in al things, except sinne. Therefore he saith, he was made Flesh, and conuersed among men for a season. Now he was made man, not by anie mutatiō or change. but by taking the humane nature vnto his godhead.
- 1The Word was made flesh.
They construe it, That this Doctor or teacher was (not was made) a man weak, & base. Which they will prove: because, say they, the *greek word signifieth oftentimes not to be made, but to be, as John was a man, where the same greek word is used. Ans. 1. The word signifieth more commonly to be made, as, All things were made by him; The world was made by him. In both which places, as in others also, the same greek word is used. 2. It signifieth in this place also that he was made. The proofs that it doth so signify, are, ⟨p. 492⟩1. Because it was showed before, that the Word signifieth a subsistence or person, which was from the beginning of the world. 2. Because he began to be flesh when he came unto his own. Now he teacheth that Christ did before time lighten all men that came into the world, and was in the world not known when he came unto his own. Therefore he not only was, but was made flesh, which before he was not. 3. Other places of Scripture which teach the same in other words, do not admit any other sentence or meaning.