A14216:1900
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.
Heb. 11.39. These all through faith are dead, and received not the promise. Therefore they received not their country. We answer first; Although they dying had not found their country: yet would it not follow of these words, that they are not at all, or have no sense after death. For he that is not, or hath no sense, seeketh not his country. Secondly, The author of that Epistle doth not speak of the life after death, which is lead in the celestial country, 2. Cor. 5. but of this life, in which the faithful walking their pilgrimage sought for the celestial country, not finding their country on earth.
Heb. 11.39. These all through faith are deade, and receiued not the promise. Therefore they receiued not their countrie. We aunswere first; Although they dying had not found their countrie: yet would it not follow of these woordes, that they are not at al, or haue no sense after death. For he that is not, or hath no sense, seeketh not his countrie. Secondly, The author of that Epistle doth not speak of the life after death, which is lead in the celestial countrie, 2. Cor. 5. but of this life, in which the faithful walking their pilgrimage sought for the celestiall countrie, not finding their countrie on earth.
Psalm. 78.39. They are flesh, a wind that passeth away and cometh not again: By these and the like speeches the brevity of mans life, and the frailty and perishing of all humane affairs without God, is described and bewailed. For as here they are compared to a wind eftsoons vanishing away, so Psalm. 103. they are compared to dust, grass, and flowers of the field. Likewise,