A14216:2068
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 ends of Baptism are, 1. That it should be a mark, whereby the church may be discerned from all other nations, and sects, Go and teach all nations baptizing them: 1as if he should say, Gather the church by baptism and the word and whom ye shall make my Disciples believing with their whole hart, all them & them alone baptize, & separate unto me. Act. 10.47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptised, which have received the holy ghost as well as we?
THE ends of Baptisme are, 1. That it should be a mark, whereby the church maie be discerned from all other nations, and sects, Goe and teach all nations baptizing them: 1as if hee should say, Gather the church by baptisme and the word and whom ye shal make my Disciples beleeuing with their whole hart, al them & them alone baptize, & separate vnto me. Act. 10.47 Can anie man forbid water, that these should not be baptised, which haue receiued the holie ghost as wel as wee?
- 11 To be a discerning badge of Christians.
2 The chief and proper end of Baptism is,1 to be a confirmation of our faith, that is, a testification, when Christ testifieth that he washeth us with his blood, that he bestoweth ⟨p. 720⟩on us remission of sins, justification and regeneration. Or, the chief end of Baptism is, to be the sealing of god, & also the sealing or obsignation of the promise of grace, and a testimony of gods will, that he giveth us these gifts at this present: and will give them ever hence forward. For he baptizeth us by the hands of his minister, and by him signifieth unto us this his will. That Baptism is a testimony and confirmation of this will of god concerning his bestowing salvation on us, appeareth by this also which followeth, namely, because we are baptised in the name of the father, and the son, and the holy ghost: that is, we are assigned and deputed to God the father, the son, and the holy ghost, and are claimed to be his own. 2. Because god hath promised salvation unto him who shall believe and shall be baptised. 3. Testimonies of Scripture also confirm the same.