A14216:1411
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.
THE FOURTH CONCLUSION. The word is con-substantial with the Father.
THE FOVRTH CONCLVSION. The word is con-substantial with the Father.
THE words con-substantial, and like-substantial differ. For* like-substantial signifieth moe persons and like essences, as three men are like-substantial. For they are both three persons, and three essences of like nature, that is, agree in humane nature. But* con-substantial signifieth one essence & moe persons. In the god-head is not like-substantial, because there are not three gods; but con-substantial; because there are three persons of one and the same divine essence. For there is but one Jehovah, that is, one divine essence, which is the same, & is wholly in every of the three persons, & therefore every of them are that one God: besides which essence whatsoever is, it is a creature, not God. The Latin church turneth the Greek word, [Greek or Hebrew], con-substantial, taking substance for essence. It is therefore the same, that coessential, that is, of one and the same essence.
THE woordes con-substantiall, and like-substantiall differ. For* like-substantiall signifieth mo persons and like essences, as three men are like-substantial. For they are both three persons, and three essences of like nature, that is, agree in humane nature. But* con-substantial signifieth one essence & mo persons. In the god-head is not like-substantial, because there are not three gods; but con-substantial; because there are three persons of one and the same diuine essence. For there is but one Iehoua, that is, one diuine essence, which is the same, & is wholy in euery of the three persons, & therefore euery of thē are that one God: besides which essence whatsoeuer is, it is a creature, not God. The Latine church turneth the Greek word, , con-substantial, taking substance for essence. It is therefore the same, that coessentiall, that is, of one and the same essence.