A14216:1587
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 HOW CHRIST IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DEAD.
1 HOW CHRIST IS SAID TO HAVE BEENE DEAD.
IT is needful to move this question, because of the heretics, who have depraved the sense of this article. Marcion denied that he died indeed; as also he affirmed the whole ordinary dispensation and ministry of the humane nature in Christ, and all those things which he did undergo for us, to have bin but imaginary, and that he only seemed to be as a man. Nestorius separated the two natures in Christ, neither would have the son of God, but man only to have died. Do not boast thou Jew (sayeth Nestorius) thou hast not crucified God. The Ubiquitaries believe that the humanity of Christ from the moment of his incarnation was so endowed with all the properties of the Godhead, as that only in this the humanity differeth from the Godhead, that the humanity hath by an accident, whatsoever the Godhead hath by and of it self. Hereof it cometh, that they imagine that Christ was in the time of his death, yea when he was enclosed in the Virgins womb, in heaven and everywhere, not only as touching his Godhead, but with his body too. This is it which they call the form of God.
IT is needful to moue this question, because of the heretikes, who haue depraued the sense of this article. Marcion denied that hee died indeed; as also hee affirmed the whole ordinarie dispensation and ministerie of the humane nature in Christ, and all those thinges which hee did vndergoe for vs, to haue bin but imaginarie, and that hee onely seemed to bee as a man. Nestorius separated the two natures in Christ, neither would haue the sonne of God, but man onely to haue died. Doe not boast thou Jewe (saieth Nestorius) thou hast not crucified God. The Vbiquitaries beleeue that the humanitie of Christ from the moment of his incarnation was so indowed with all the properties of the Godhead, as that only in this the humanitie differeth from the Godhead, that the humanitie hath by an accident, whatsoeuer the Godhead hath by and of it selfe. Hereof it commeth, that they imagin that Christ was in the time of his death, yea when hee was inclosed in the Virgins wombe, in heauen and eueriewhere, not onely as touching his Godhead, but with his bodie too. This is it which they call the forme of God.