A14216:1999
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.
1The third end, is the profession and testification of our thankfulness and duty towards God, which is that bond, whereby we are obliged unto Christ to be his people, as he is our God, to show true repentance, to believe in him, and to receive of him his benefits offered unto us.
1The third ende, is the profession and testification of our thankefulnes and duetie towardes God, which is that bond, whereby we are obliged vnto Christ to be his people, as he is our God, to shewe true repentaunce, to beleeue in him, and to receiue of him his benefites offered vnto vs.
- 13 To profess & testify our thankfulness.3 To professe & testifie our thankefulnesse.
1The fourth is, the propagation and maintenance of the doctrine: because God will not have the use of his Sacraments to be without the word and explication thereof.
1The fourth is, the propagation and maintenance of the doctrine: because God wil not haue the vse of his Sacraments to be without the word and explication thereof.
- 14 To propagate and maintain the doctrine.4 To propagate and maintaine the doctrine.