A14216:1998
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
Part 2 › OF SACRAMENTS. › Section 2: 2 What are the ends of Sacraments.
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 second end, is the distinguishing of the church from ⟨p. 698⟩Paynims and all other sects whatsoever. 1For God will have his Church to be beheld in the world, and to be known by these sacred signs, as Soldiers are known by their military tokens, & sheep by those marks which their shepherd seareth in them. He willeth the Jews to be circumcised, & Christians to be baptized, he interdicteth aliens & strangers, and excludeth them from eating of the Paschal Lamb. God will have his kingdom discerned from the Synagogue of Satan, for these two causes. 1. For his own glories sake. 2. For our comfort and salvation. For as he will not have himself shuffled and mingled with Idols: So neither will he have his people shuffled and mingled with the kingdom of the Devil.
The second end, is the distinguishing of the church from ⟨p. 698⟩Paynims and al other sectes whatsoeuer. 1For God wil haue his Church to be beheld in the woorld, and to bee knowen by these sacred signs, as Souldiours are knowen by their military tokens, & sheep by those marks which their shepheard seareth in thē. He willeth the Iews to be circūcised, & Christians to be baptized, he interdicteth aliantes & strangers, and excludeth them from eating of the Paschal Lamb. God wil haue his kingdome discerned from the Synagogue of Satan, for these two causes. 1. For his owne glories sake. 2. For our comfort and saluation. For as he will not haue himselfe shuffled and mingled with Idols: So neither will he haue his people shuffled and mingled with the kingdome of the Diuel.
- 12 To distinguish the Church from others.