A14216:1550
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.
Of the Incarnation of the Word, the confession made by the Fathers of Antioch against Paulus Samosatenus, TAKEN OUT OF THE ACTS OF THE FIRST EPHESINE COUNCIL. WE confess our Lord Jesus Christ begotten before all worlds of his Father, but in the last times borne according to the flesh of the Virgin by the holy Ghost, subsisting in one person only, made of the celestial God-head and humane flesh. Whole God, and whole man. Whole God also with his body but not according to his body, god. Whole man also with his God head, but not according to his God head, man. Again, whole adorable also with his body, but not according to his body, adorable. Whole adoring also with his Godhead, but not according to his godhead, adoring. Whole increate also with his body, but not according to his body, increated. Whole formed also with his Godhead, but not according to his godhead, formed. Whole consubstantial with god also with his body, but not according to his body, consubstantial: as neither also, according to his Godhead he is coessential with men: but he is according to the flesh consubstantial unto us existing also in his Godhead. For when we say he is according to the spirit consubstantial with God, we do not say he is according to the spirit coessential with men. And contrarily, when we affirm him to be according to the flesh consubstantial with men, we do not affirm him to be according to the flesh consubstantial with God. For as according to the spirit he is not consubstantial with us▪ (For according to this he is consubstantial with God:) So of the other side he is not according to the flesh coessential with god: but according to this he is consubstantial with us. And as we pronounce these to be distinct & diverse one from the other, not to bring in a division of one undivided person, but to note the distinction and unconfoundablenes of the natures and properties of the Word and the flesh; so we affirm and worship those as united, which make to the manner of the undivided union or composition.
Of the Incarnation of the Word, the confession made by the Fathers of Antioch against Paulus Samosatenus, TAKEN OVT OF THE ACTES OF THE FIRST EPHESINE COVNCEL. VVEE confesse our Lord Iesus Christ begotten before all worlds of his Father, but in the last times borne according to the flesh of the Virgine by the holy Ghost, subsisting in one person onely, made of the celestiall God-head and humane flesh. Whole God, and whole man. Whole God also with his bodie but not according to his body, god. Whole man also with his God head, but not according to his God head, man. Againe, whole adorable also with his bodie, but not according to his bodie, adorable. Whole adoring also with his Godhead, but not according to his godhead, adoring. Whole increat also with his body, but not according to his body, increated. Whole formed also with his Godhead, but not according to his godhead, formed. Whole consubstantial with god also with his body, but not according to his body, consubstantiall: as neither also, according to his Godhead he is coessentiall with men: but hee is according to the flesh consubstantiall vnto vs existing also in his Godhead. For when wee say hee is according to the spirit consubstantiall with God, wee doe not say hee is according to the spirit coessentiall with men. And contrarily, when wee affirme him to bee according to the flesh cnsubstantiall with men, we doe not affirme him to bee according to the fleshe consubstantial with God. For as according to the spirit he is not consubstantial with vs (For according to this he is consubstantial with God:) So of the other side he is not according to the flesh coessentiall with god: but according to this he is consubstantiall with vs. And as wee pronounce these to bee distinct & diuerse one from the other, not to bring in a diuision of one vndiuided person, but to note the distinction and vnconfoundablenes of the natures and properties of the Word and the flesh; so we affirme and worship those as vnited, which make to the manner of the vndiuided vnion or composition.