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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 Seeing also the infants of christians are of the church, into which Christ will have all those received and enrolled by baptism, who belong unto him, and therefore baptism was substituted in the place of circumcision, (whereby as well unto the infants as unto the elder sort, which did belong unto the seed of Abraham, justification, regeneration, and receiving into the church was sealed) & therefore no man can forbid water, that they should not be baptised, who have received the holy ghost purifying their hearts. Those infants then must necessarily also be baptised, who either are borne in the church, or come together with their Parents to it.
10 Seeing also the infants of christians are of the church, into which Christ wil haue al those receiued and enrolled by baptisme, who belong vnto him, and therefore baptisme was substituted in the place of circumcision, (whereby as well vnto the infantes as vnto the elder sort, which did belong vnto the seede of Abraham, iustification, regeneration, and receiuing into the church was sealed) & therefore no man can forbid water, that they should not be baptised, who haue receiued the holy ghost purifieng their hearts. Those infantes then must necessarilie also be baptised, who either are borne in the church, or come together with their Parents to it.
11 As the promise of the gospel, so baptism being received unworthily, that is, before conversion, is ratified and profitable unto salvation to them that are penitent, and the use thereof which was before amiss and unlawful, is now become unto them right and lawful.
11 As the promise of the gospell, so baptisme beeing receiued vnworthily, that is, before conuersion, is ratified and profitable vnto saluation to them that are penitent, and the vse thereof which was before amisse and vnlawfull, is nowe become vnto them right and lawful.