A14216:2031
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.
5 The mutation and change of the signs is not natural, but respective and in relation, neither is wrought as touching their nature or substance, which remaineth still the same, but as touching their use whereby they are resemblances of other things.
5 The mutation and change of the signes is not natural, but respectiue and in relation, neither is wrought as touching their nature or substance, which remaineth still the same, but as touching their vse whereby they are resemblances of other things.
6 The conjunction also or union of the signs and the things signified, is not natural or local, but respective, by the ordinance and appointment of God, whereby things invisible and spiritual are represented by visible and corporal things, as it were by visible words, and are exhibited and received together with the signs, in their right use and administration.
6 The coniunction also or vnion of the signes and the thinges signified, is not natural or local, but respectiue, by the ordinaunce and appointment of God, whereby thinges inuisible and spirituall are represented by visible and corporal things, as it were by visible words, and are exhibited and receiued together with the signes, in their right vse and administration.
7 The names and properties of the things signified are attributed to the signs, and contrary, the names and properties of the signs unto the things, in respect of the similitude, or of the signification of the things by the signs, and in respect of the joint exhibiting and receiving of the things with the signs, in the right use.