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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.
The *general nature of sin is a defect. Likewise, an inclination, or action. Now there are called defects in the mind, ignorance, and doubtfulness of God and his will: in the hart, a privation of the love of God and our neighbour, of joy in god, and of an earnest desire and endeavour to obey God according to all his commandments, and an omitting of inward and outward actions, which are commanded by the Law of God. Or, This defect is an absence, 1 Of good inclinations in our mind. 2. Of the knowledge of God. 3. Of motions to obey the Law of God. 4. Of inward actions, which are required in the Law. 5. Of outward actions, which follow the inward.
The *general nature of sinne is a defect. Likewise, an inclination, or action. Now there are called defectes in the minde, ignorance, and doubtfulnes of God and his will: in the hart, a priuation of the loue of God and our neighbour, of ioy in god, and of an earnest desire and endeuor to obay God according to al his commandementes, and an omitting of inward and outward actions, which are commanded by the Law of God. Or, This defect is an absence, 1 Of good inclinations in our minde. 2. Of the knowledge of God. 3. Of motions to obay the Law of God. 4. Of inward actions, which are required in the Law. 5. Of outward actions, which follow the inward.
- *The Logicians call it Genus, which is the more common nature of a thing, or the matter of it.The Logicians cal it Genus, which is the more common nature of a thing, or the matter of it.
Now corrupt inclinations are said to be, stubbornness of the hart and will against the Law of God, or against the judgement of the mind, as touching honest and dishonest actions: or a proneness & willingness of nature to do those things which God forbiddeth, which evil they call concupiscence. Or, A corrupt inclination is a quality of the mind, which hath an action following it, even so that albeit we are not willing as yet actually to do those things which the Law forbiddeth, yet are we willing by inclination of mind. That sin is a defect, shall be proved in the question of original sin. That sin deserveth eternal punishments, shall be proved in the question of the effects of sin.