A14216:1946
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.
4 What is our justice.
4 What is our iustice.
1OUR Justice or righteousness, that is, the justice or righteousness of the Gospel, whereby we are just in the sight of God, is not our conformity with the Law: but it is Christs satisfaction performed unto the Law for us, or the punishment, which he sustained for us, and so his whole humiliation (that is, his taking of flesh, his undertaking of servitude, penury, ignominy, and infirmity: his suffering of that bitter passion and death: all which he did undergo for us, but willingly) and that humiliation and satisfaction freely of God imputed unto us his faithful and believers. 1. Corinth. 2.2. J esteemed not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified. Coloss. 2.10. Ye are complete in him. Rom. 5.19. By the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Isai. 53.5.6. With his stripes we are healed. The Lord hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all. Now that Christ might perform obedience and satisfy for us, it behooved him to be our Mediator, being by himself just and holy. Heb. 7.26. For such an High-Priest it became us to have, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens. All these things are true perfectly & wholly in Christ. For he hath perfectly fulfilled the Law for us 1. by the holiness of his humane nature. 2.2 by his obedience: for he became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross: And the former fulfilling of the law, namely, the holiness of Christs humane nature, was requisite for the other, even for his obedience. This obedience & satisfaction of Christ is our satisfaction, & our proper justice, for which we please god, for which we are received into favour with God the Father, and which is imputed unto us. That former fulfilling of the Law is indeed imputed also unto us, namely the humiliation and justice or righteousness of Christs humane nature, that we may be reputed holy before god: but this holiness of Christ is imputed unto us for his obedience or satisfaction sake: because he satisfied for us gods justice, in sustaining eternal punishment and pains, which we should have sustained everlastingly.