A14216:2154
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.
This is my body. This, that is, this bread. Objection. Then should it have been said, *[Greek or Hebrew]. Answer. [Greek or Hebrew], is as much as if he had said, this thing which I have in my hand.
This is my body. This, that is, this bread. Obiection. Then should it haue been said, *〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Aunswere. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, is as much as if he had said, this thing which I haue in my hand.
- *These Greek pronouns cannot be expressed with the like English particle•. Because the words, BREAD, and BODY, being of diverse genders in Greek, the Greek pronouns also are diver•e: when a• in English our particle THIS serveth for words of all genders.These Greeke pronouns cānot bee expressed with the like English particle•. Because the woordes, BREAD, and BODY, being of diuerse genders in Greeke, the Greek pronouns also are diuer•e: when a• in English our particle THIS serueth for woordes of all genders.
And that it is so to be understood is proved by these reasons, 1. Christ took nothing but bread, he brake bread, and gave bread to his disciples to eat. 2. Saint Paul saith expressly, The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 3. Of the Wine it is said, This cup is the new testament. Wherefore after the same manner is it said, This, that is, this bread, is my body, that is, a sign of my body, which is broken and delivered unto death. Wherefore far be it from us, that we should say, that Christ took bread visibly, and his body invisibly. It is to be observed, that he saith not, In this is my body: or, this bread is my body invisible: but, This bread is my body.