A14216:1949
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.
5 How Christs satisfaction is made our justice and righteousness:
5 How Christes satisfaction is made our iustice and righteousnesse:
THIS question is adjoined, because it seemeth absurd that we should be justified by that which is another ⟨p. 682⟩mans,1 and not ours. The satisfaction or justice of Christ is made ours, or applied unto us, two ways, that is, by a double application. The former application is Gods, who in respect of that fulfilling of the Law performed by christ, accepteth us, and applieth the same unto us; that is, he imputeth it, no less than if we had never sinned, or at least had payed and suffered sufficient punishment for our sins. For albeit to justify signifieth to make just, yet in the Church it signifieth another thing, and is taken in another sense. Or god doth apply it, when he imputeth the fulfilling of the Law performed by Christ unto us, even as if it were performed by us, neither will at all punish us. But to impute, is, to accept christs satisfaction, performed to this end, that it might be our justice & righteousness.2 We then also apply unto us the fulfilling of the Law performed by Christ, when we are steadfastly persuaded, that God doth impute, apply & give it unto us, and for it reputeth us for just, absolving us from all guilt. Without this application the former is not at all: and this latter is also from God. For God first imputeth unto us Christs satisfaction; then he engendereth faith in us, whereby we may apply the same unto us. Whence also it appeareth, that Gods application doth go before, & is the cause of our application, which is of faith; albeit his is not without ours; as christ also saith,