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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.
Secondly albeit the letter, that is,1 the doctrine without that spiritual motion, killeth: yet the operation of the holy ghost accompanying it, when now it is not the letter, but the spirit, and power of God to salvation, unto every one that ⟨p. 52⟩believeth, it doth not kill, but quicken, as it is said, Psal. 119. Thy word quickeneth me. Wherefore that the letter kill us not, we must not cast away the Scripture, but the stubbornness of our harts: and desire of God that he would let his doctrine be in us and others, not the letter, but the spirit: that is, that he would forcibly move our harts by it, & turn them to him.
Secondly albeit the letter, that is,1 the doctrine without that spiritual motion, killeth: yet the operation of the holy ghost accompaning it, when now it is not the letter, but the spirite, and power of God to saluation, vnto euery one that ⟨p. 52⟩beleeueth, it doth not kil, but quicken, as it is said, Psal. 119. Thy word quickneth me. Wherefore that the letter kil vs not, we must not cast awaie the Scripture, but the stubburnes of our harts: and desire of God that he would let his doctrine bee in vs and others, not the letter, but the spirit: that is, that he would forcibly moue our harts by it, & turn them to him.
- 12 It killeth as it is without the Spirit.