A14216:1962
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
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3 Objection. Faith is imputed for righteousness, as Paul saith. Therefore for faith we are righteous. Answer. This is also figuratively understood: because by faith, which is imputed for righteousness, is correlatively understood the object of faith, unto which faith hath relation. For Christs merit, which is apprehended by faith, is properly our justice, and this merit of Christ is the formal cause of our justice. The efficient of our justice is God, applying that merit of Christ unto us. The instrumental cause of our justice is faith. And therefore this proposition▪ We are justified by faith, being legally understood ⟨p. 686⟩with the Papists, is not true, but blasphemous: but being taken correlatively, that is, Evangelically, with relation to Christs merit, it is true. For the correlative of faith is the merit of Christ, which faith also as a joint-relative or correlative respecteth, and as an instrument apprehendeth.
3 Obiection. Faith is imputed for righteousnes, as Paul saith. Therefore for faith we are righteous. Aunswere. This is also figuratiuely vnderstood: because by faith, which is imputed for righteousnes, is correlatiuely vnderstood the obiect of faith, vnto which faith hath relation. For Christs merite, which is apprehended by faith, is properly our iustice, and this merite of Christ is the formall cause of our iustice. The efficient of our iustice is God, applying that merite of Christ vnto vs. The instrumental cause of our iustice is faith. And therefore this proposition▪ We are iustified by faith, being legallie vnderstoode ⟨p. 686⟩with the Papists, is not true, but blasphemous: but being taken correlatiuely, that is, Euangelically, with relation to Christs merit, it is true. For the correlatiue of faith is the merit of Christ, which faith also as a ioint-relatiue or correlatiue respecteth, and as an instrument apprehendeth.