A14216:2083
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.
And these are the reasons, whereby is proved that infants are to be baptised. 1. Baptism is a sign of our entrance into the ⟨p. 726⟩church, which ought wholly to be baptised: According to that, Tit. 3.5. Baptism is the washing of the new birth: And 1. Cor. 12.13. By one spirit are we all baptised into one body: but infants belong unto the church: as it is said, Mat. 19.14. Suffer the little children to come unto me. Therefore infants ought to be baptised.
And these are the reasons, whereby is proued that infants are to be baptised. 1. Baptisme is a signe of our entraunce into the ⟨p. 726⟩church, which ought wholy to bee baptised: According to that, Tit. 3.5. Baptism is the washing of the new birth: And 1. Cor. 12.13. By one spirite are we all baptised into one body: but infants belong vnto the church: as it is said, Mat. 19.14. Suffer the little children to come vnto me. Therefore infants ought to be baptised.
2 Baptism is a severing, or a sign of distinguishing the whole church from all other sects, and so from the rest of all mankind. Wherefore baptism is to be given unto all the members of the visible church and the citizens of Christ. But infants are citizens of Christs kingdom, and members or part of the church: Wherefore that right of enfranchising them to be the citizens of christs church ought not to be denied unto infants: but they ought to be baptized, that so being engrafted and received into the Church, they may be by this sign and token discerned together with the whole church from all others.