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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.
2 HOW CHRIST ROSE.
CHRIST rose, first by his own power, even by his Godhead. John 2.19. Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again. Joh. 10.18. I have power to lay down my soul, and have power to take it up again. Joh. 5.21. As the Father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them, so the Son quickeneth whom he will. Objection. But the Father raised him, Rom. 4.24. Therefore he raised not himself. Answer. The Father raised the Son by the Son himself, not as by an instrument, but as by another person of the same essence and ⟨p. 572⟩power with the Father. The Son is raised of the Father by himself: Himself hath raised up himself by his spirit. Secondly, Jesus Christ true God and man rose according to that nature according to which he suffered, namely according to his humane nature, even the true humane nature, and the same in essence and properties, and that not deified, but glorified, all infirmities thereof being done away. Luk. 24.39. Behold my hands and my feet: for it is I my self: handle me, and see me: for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have. And truly nothing else could rise again, but that which had fallen. The same body therefore which fell did rise again: which is the greatest comfort unto us. For he must have been one and the same Mediator, who should merit for us a communicating and participation of those benefits, which we had lost by sin, & who should restore the same unto us, and apply them to every one. Again, except Christs flesh had risen, neither should ours rise. Thirdly, Christ did rise truly and indeed, so that his soul did truly and indeed return unto his body, and he did truly come forth, even out of the grave also, in despite of the watchmen, they being withal amazed and stricken therewith. Fourthly, he rose the third day, as it was foreshadowed in Jonah: and because that type of Jonah was so fulfilled; thence it certainly followeth, that this Jesus is the Messiah promised unto the Fathers.