A14216:1431
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 That consequence doth not hold in reason, which is brought from a thing that is respective, to a thing that is absolute.
3 That consequence dooth not holde in reason, which is brought from a thing that is respectiue, to a thing that is absolute.
4 •hat is said of the person in the concrete, which is proper only to one nature, but no otherwise than in respect of that nature, unto which it is proper.
4 •hat is said of the person in the concrete, which is proper only to one nature, but no otherwise than in respect of that nature, vnto which it is proper.
6 There is a double wisdom: one existing in the creatures, which is the order of things in nature wisely disposed, and the doctrine or knowledge aswell of nature and the Law, as also of the Gospel. Another wisdom is subsisting in God, which, when it is opposed unto the creatures, is the very divine mind, or eternal decree as touching this order of things, in the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost, that is, it signifieth the three persons: but when it is distinguished from God, then is it taken for the Son of God the second person only. The former wisdom existing in the creatures is created: the other subsisting in god is uncreate.
6 There is a double wisedome: one existing in the creatures, which is the order of thinges in nature wiselie disposed, and the doctrine or knowledge aswell of nature and the Lawe, as also of the Gospell. Another wisedome is subsisting in God, which, when it is opposed vnto the creatures, is the verie diuine minde, or eternall decree as touching this order of thinges, in the Father, the Sonne, and the holie Ghost, that is, it signifieth the three persons: but when it is distinguished from God, then is it taken for the Sonne of God the second person onely. The former wisedome existing in the creatures is created: the other subsisting in god is vncreate.