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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.
3 What the supper differeth from Baptism.
3 What the supper differeth from Baptisme.
THE supper differeth from baptism, 1. In ceremonies or rites. 2. In the circumstances of the institution and use, or in the significations of the ceremonies. Baptism is a sign of the covenant entered and made between God & the faithful. The supper is a sign of the continuing of that covenant. Or, baptism is a sign of regeneration and of our entrance into the church. The supper is a sign of their fostering, abiding, and preservation, who are once entered into the church. The new man must first be borne by the spirit of Christ, as is a natural man by natural conception: and the sign of his renewing or regeneration is baptism. Afterwards, when he is once renewed and borne again, he must be fostered and nourished by the body and blood of Christ, the sign of which nourishing is the supper. Now it is one and the same Christ who both regenerateth, and nourisheth us to eternal life.
THE supper differeth from baptisme, 1. Jn ceremonies or rites. 2. In the circumstances of the institution and vse, or in the significations of the ceremonies. Baptisme is a signe of the couenant entered and made betweene God & the faithfull. The supper is a signe of the continuing of that couenant. Or, baptisme is a signe of regeneration and of our entrance into the church. The supper is a signe of their fostering, abiding, and preseruation, who are once entered into the church. The new man must first be borne by the spirite of Christ, as is a natural man by natural conception: and the signe of his renewing or regeneration is baptisme. Afterwards, when he is once renewed and borne again, he must be fostered and nourished by the bodie and bloude of Christ, the signe of which nourishing is the supper. Now it is one and the same Christ who both regenerateth, and nourisheth vs to eternal life.