A14216:1504
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.
2 WHAT IS TO BE UNITED IN PERSON.
2 WHAT IS TO BE VNITED IN PERSON.
THOSE things are said to be united in person, which are one person, that is, which although they differ in natural properties, yet exist in one and the same individual subsistence: or have altogether the same subsistence. So the soul and body of man are united and concur unto one person, because they being united do make one person, or one subsistent, incommunicable, not sustained in another, or of another. The Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost are not united in person, or personal properties: because they have these not the same, but distinct.
THOSE things are said to bee vnited in person, which are one person, that is, which although they differ in naturall properties, yet exist in one and the same indiuiduall subsistence: or haue altogether the same subsistence. So the soule and bodie of man are vnited and concurre vnto one person, because they beeing vnited doe make one person, or one subsistent, incommunicable, not susteined in another, or of another. The Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost are not vnited in person, or personall properties: because they haue these not the same, but distinct.
By this which hath been said, it is manifest, That the Union in nature and natural perfections, is an equality of properties and nature: but the personal Union is, when two unlike natures are coupled, so that each retaineth his natural properties and operations whole and distinct, but yet have both one and the same subsistence wholly: or, it is the joining of two natures different in properties, to constitute the substance of one individual, or person, that is, such a connection and knitting of them together, as that they are one individual subsisting by it self, or the substance of one individual.