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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.
Now let us come to define the Lords Supper.
Now let vs come to define the Lords Supper.
1THE Lords supper is a ceremony or sacrament instituted and appointed of christ unto the faithful, for a memorial of him, whereby christ doth certainly promise and seal unto me and all the faithful, first that his body was offered and broken on the cross for me, and his blood shed for me, as truly, as I see with my eyes the bread of the Lord to be broken unto me, and his cup distributed: and moreover that he doth as certainly with his body crucified and his blood shed feed and nourish my soul unto everlasting life, as my body is fed with the bread & the cup of the lord received from the hand of the minister, which are offered to me as certain seals of the body & blood of Christ. It may be also more briefly defined on this wise. The lords supper is a distributing & receiving of bread and wine, commanded of Christ unto the faithful, that by these signs he might testify, that he hath delivered and yielded his body unto death, and hath shed his blood for them: and doth give them those things to eat and drink, that they might be unto them the meat and drink of eternal life, and that thereby also he might testify, that he would dwell in them for ever: And again, that of the other side he might by the same sign bind them to mutual dilection and love, seeing Christ spareth not to give his body and blood for us. This is confirmed not only by Christ in the Evangelists, but also by Paul, who expressly saith, The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?
1THE Lords supper is a ceremonie or sacrament instituted and appointed of christ vnto the faithfull, for a memorial of him, whereby christ dooth certainly promise and seale vnto mee and all the faithfull, first that his body was offered and broken on the crosse for mee, and his bloode shed for me, as truely, as I see with my eies the bread of the Lord to be broken vnto me, and his cup distributed: and moreouer that hee doth as certainlie with his body crucified and his blood shed feed and nourish my soul vnto euerlasting life, as my body is fed with the bread & the cup of the lord receiued from the hand of the minister, which are offered to me as certaine seales of the body & blood of Christ. It may be also more briefly defined on this wise. The lords supper is a distributing & receiuing of bread and wine, commaunded of Christ vnto the faithfull, that by these signes he might testifie, that hee hath deliuered and yeelded his body vnto death, and hath shedde his bloode for them: and dooth giue them those thinges to eate and drinke, that they might be vnto them the meate and drink of eternall life, and that thereby also he might testifie, that he would dwel in them for euer: And againe, that of the otherside hee might by the same signe bind them to mutuall dilection and loue, seeing Christ spareth not to giue his body and bloode for vs. This is confirmed not onely by Christ in the Euangelistes, but also by Paul, who expresly saith, The cup of blessing which we blesse, is it not the communion of the bloud of Christ?