A14216:1482
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.
1 WHETHER THERE BE TWO NATURES IN CHRIST OUR MEDIATOR.
1 WHETHER THERE BE TWO NATVRES IN CHRIST OVR MEDIATOVR.
1WHAT there are two natures in Christ, this one reason doth show by good demonstrance: Essential properties, which are opposite, cannot be in the same, nor be affirmed of the same thing, in respect of the same nature or cause. Vigilius, lib. 4. One nature doth not receive in it self a thing contrary & diverse. But in one and the same Christ are, & are affirmed of him, properties diverse & contrary, divine and humane, finite infinite, passible impassible, and such like: Therefore there must needs be diverse natures in him, humane and divine. And that the very ⟨p. 521⟩divine nature, creatress of all things, is in Christ,2 hath bin already proved. It remaineth that we show, a true humane nature to be in him, & that such as ours is, and perfect, consisting of a body, and a reasonable soul, of which as of essential parts is made a third substance, to wit, this particular humanity, which the Word having taken once into the unity of person, doth never lay away again. Which we are to hold against heretics both old and new, whereof some deny Christs flesh to have bin formed of the Virgins substance, but will have it brought down from Heaven into the Virgin, or begotten in her of the substance of the holy Ghost. Others fancy, Christ to have, in stead of true flesh the likeness, semblance, and appearance of a mans body. Others acknowledge indeed, that he hath a true body, but not a humane soul, the room whereof is supplied by the Word united unto the body.
1WHAT there are two natures in Christ, this one reason doth shewe by good demonstrance: Essentiall properties, which are opposite, cānot be in the same, nor be affirmed of the same thing, in respect of the same nature or cause. Vigilius, lib. 4. One nature dooth not receiue in it selfe a thing contrarie & diuerse. But in one and the same Christ are, & are affirmed of him, properties diuerse & contrarie, diuine and humane, finite infinite, passible impassible, and such like: Therefore there must needes be diuerse natures in him, humane and diuine. And that the very