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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.
But to increase in wisdom, and to be heavy and sad do neither agree unto a body, which is reasonless: neither unto the god-head which is not obnoxious to changes and passions. Hither belongeth also that, Luk. 23.46. Father, into thine hands I commend my spirit. And when he thus had said, He gave up the Ghost. This cannot be said of christs godhead. For that being immense & infinite is every where, nether doth a removing from one place to another agree unto it; it is not laid down, and taken up again, that is, it never departed or was severed from the body, but remaineth always united unto it. Wherefore there must needs be in Christ, besides his body & his Godhead, a true humane soul, which did truly suffer and abide in Christ these changes and the like.
But to encrease in wisedome, and to bee heauy and sad doe neither agree vnto a bodie, which is reasonlesse: neither vnto the god-head which is not obnoxious to changes and passions. Hither belongeth also that, Luk. 23.46. Father, into thine handes I commend my spirit. And when hee thus had said, He gaue vp the Ghost. This cannot bee saide of christs godhead. For that being immense & infinit is euery where, nether doth a remouing from one place to another agree vnto it; it is not laid downe, and taken vp again, that is, it neuer departed or was seuered from the body, but remaineth alwaies vnited vnto it. Wherefore there must needs be in Christ, besides his body & his Godhead, a true humane soule, which did truely suffer and abide in Christ these chaunges and the like.
Secondly, it is confirmed by divine promises and prophecies. For the Messiah in the old Testament was promised to be such a one, as should be the seed of the woman, of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, &c. But this Jesus, the Son of the Virgin Mary, is that promised Messiah. Therefore he must needs be true man, issuing of the blood and posterity of the woman and the Fathers, and therefore to have been indeed begotten of the substance of Mary, and to have taken true flesh.