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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 Howe Christ ascended into Heaven.
2 Howe Christ ascended into Heauen.
Christ ascended into Heaven, first, not simply, but in respect of his humane nature only, & that the very same, which was borne of the virgin, dead, buried, and which rose again. Object. 1 He that ever is in heaven, did not ascend into heaven, for then he should have been some time out of heaven. But the Son of man ever was in heaven; Therefore he did not ascend. Auns. He that ever was in heaven, as touching that whereby he was ever there, that is, his Divinity, did not ascend; and so we grant Christ according to his Divinity not to have ascended: for that was before in Heaven: & as when Christ was on earth, the same did not therefore leave heaven: So when he is now in Heaven, his Divinity doth not therefore depart from us. Objection. 2 That which descended, did also ascend. His Divinity did descend. Therefore it did also ascend. Answer. The signification of descending is not here proper. His divinity is said to have descended, that is, to have opened & manifested it self in a place where before it had not. 2 He ascended locally or bodily, that is, truly going from one place to another. He translated his human nature from a lower place, by a real & most proper translation or removing: which could not have bin don, if he had bin in body every where. 3 He took or lifted up his humane nature into heaven, and by his proper power and virtue entered into the possession of heavenly glory. Object. 3. That which is not in any place is every-where. Christ is not in any place, because he is ascended above and beyond the visible heaven, beyond which there is not any place: Therefore Christ is every where. Ans. First we deny, the same to be everywhere, which is not in any p•ace. For the highest or farthest heaven i• not in any place, neither yet is it every-where. But this is spoken of a natural place, which is defined to be the superficial extremity of a body, compassing and containing so any thing within it, as it self also is compassed & contained within another. Secondly, then we say, that Christ is not in any natural place, but in a place supernatural, which doth contain, but is not it self contained: and such a supernatural place is beyond the visible heaven: