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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.
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.
And that it is so to bee vnderstoode is prooued by these reasons, 1. Christ tooke nothing but bread, hee brake bread, and gaue bread to his disciples to eate. 2. Saint Paul saith expresly, The bread which we breake, is it not the communion of the bodie of •hrist? 3. Of the Wine it is said, This cup is the new testament. Wherefore after the same manner is it saide, This, that is, this bread, is my bodie, that is, a signe of my bodie, which is broken and deliuered vnto death. Wherefore farre be it from vs, that we should say, that Christ took bread visiblie, and his bodie inuisiblie. It is to be obserued, that hee saith not, Jn this is my bodie: or, this bread is my bodie inuisible: but, This bread is my bodie.
Which for you; My Disciples, that is, for your salvation.
Which for you; My Disciples, that is, for your saluation.
Is broken. Objection. But Christs body neither was, nor is broken. Answer. He hath a respect to the signification, which the breaking of the bread did import. Now this breaking signifieth the pains, and renting of Christs body, and the violent sundering of his soul and body one from the other. For as the bread is broken and parted into divers parts, so the soul and body of Christ were separated and parted from each other.