A14216:2146
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.
6 What is the sense or meaning of the words of the institution of our Lords supper.
6 What is the sense or meaning of the words of the institution of our Lordes supper.
Here are both those very odious questions contained concerning the sense of Christs words in his supper.1 The Transubstantiaries together with the Consubstantiaries do boast and glory, that they understand the words of Christ simply and aright. But neither perform that, which they brag and boast of. For that is the true simplicity and propriety of the word, whereunto, for the just understanding and interpretations thereof, nothing is to be added, neither ought to be taken from it, neither any thing altered. For as many as hold that the body of Christ is With, In, or Under the bread, they add unto the words of Christ, and depart from true simplicity. For if that which Christ said is simply to be retained, that is not to be admitted which he said not, as is, The bread is both bread and the body of Christ; but simply this only, The bread is the body of christ. He said not, My body is with, or in, or under the bread▪ or, the bread is both bread and my body together: neither added he, as these ad of their own, really, substantially, corporally; but he uttered these bare words of the bread, This is my body. Neither have the Traunsubstantiaries their opinion drawn from the words of Christ simply understood, namely, that of the bread is made the body of Christ, or, the bread is changed into the body of Christ. For this is their own forgery, and invention. For Christ said not, That the bread was now made, or was a making, or should be made, but simply said, The bread is his body: where no change could come between, so that the words of christ be simply understood. Therefore falsely do they persuade the people, that they simply rest on the propriety of christs words, when as manifoldly and most far they swerve and depart from it. Wherefore the true sense and meaning of the words is diligently to be ⟨p. 744⟩