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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.
10 What the wicked receive in the use and administration of the Sacraments.
10 What the wicked receiue in the vse and administration of the Sacraments.
1THE wicked receive the bare signs only, and those to their judgement and condemnation. 1. Because the benefits of Christ are received only in the right use of the Sacraments: But they neglect the right use of them, who receive them unworthily: Wherefore Paul also saith, 1. Cor. 11.27. Whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But the wicked eat and drink it unworthily, because they profane the sacraments, and transform God into the Devil, and the sons of God into the sons of the Devil. 2. Unto whom nothing is promised in the Word; to him the sacraments seal nothing. For after what manner and unto whom a Charter promiseth any thing, after the same manner and to the same men doth the sign and seal annexed unto the Charter promise the same also. Semblably God performeth his benefits after the same manner and unto the same persons, after which manner and unto which persons he promised them. But unto the wicked he hath ⟨p. 707⟩promised nothing, so long as they remain in their unbelief. 3. We receive spiritual things by faith. The wicked have not faith. Therefore neither do the wicked receive spiritual things. 4. To be wicked, and to receive the sacraments entirely, implieth a contradiction.
1THE wicked receiue the bare signes onelie, and those to their iudgement and condemnation. 1. Because the benefits of Christ are receiued onelie in the right vse of the Sacraments: But they neglect the right vse of them, who receiue them vnworthily: Wherefore Paul also saith,