A14216:2097
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.
CERTAIN CONCLUSIONS OF BAPTISM.
CERTAINE CONCLVSIONS OF BAPTISME.
1 Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament, whereby christ testifieth unto the faithful, which are baptised in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the holy Ghost, remission of all their sins, the giving of the holy Ghost, and their engrafting into the church and his body: and they of the other side profess that they receive these benefits from God, and therefore will and ought hereafter to live unto him, and to serve him. And further the same baptism was begun by John Baptist, and continued by the Apostles; because he baptised into christ who should suffer and rise again, and they, into christ who had suffered and was risen again.
1 BAptisme is a sacrament of the newe testament, whereby christ testifieth vnto the faithful, which are baptised in the name of the Father, and the Sonne, and the holie Ghost, remission of all their sinnes, the giuing of the holy Ghost, and their engraffing into the church and his bodie: and they of the other side professe that they receiue these benefites from God, and therefore wil and ought hereafter to liue vnto him, and to serue him. And further the same baptisme was begun by Iohn Baptist, and continued by the Apostles; because he baptised into christ who shoulde suffer and rise againe, and they, into christ who had suffered and was risen againe.
2 The first end of baptism instituted by God is, that God might thereby signify and testify that he cleanseth by blood and the holy ghost them, which are baptised, from their sins, and so engrafteth them into christs body, and maketh them partakers of his benefits. 2. That baptism might be a solemn receiving or matriculating and admitting of every one into the visible church,