A14216:2159
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.
In remembrance of me That is. Thinking and meditating of my benefits, which I have done for you, and which are by these rites recalled into your memory; and further verily feeling and finding in heart, that I give you these my benefits: and therefore celebrating them by public confession before God, and Angels, yea before men also, and so giving me thanks for them. This remembrance is the whole, whose parts are, the memory of christs benefits; faith, whereby we apply christ & his merit unto us; thankfulness, or public confession of his benefits. Wherefore it followeth not, Christ did institute his supper for a remembrance ⟨p. 747⟩of him; therefore he did not institute it for confirmation of our faith. For this objection is no less frivolous. than if I should say, The holy Ghost confirmeth our faith: Therefore the supper doth not. For, as it hath been said before, the reason followeth not to the removing of the instrumental cause, by the putting of the principal cause: as neither doth it follow to the denial of a pa••, by the putting of the whole. For Remembrance compriseth the remembering of christs benefits, faith, and thanksgiving. For by his sacraments christ remembereth us of himself, and his benefits, and by his sacraments he raiseth and establisheth in us our trust and confidence in him. And further of that remembrance of christs benefits, it must follow, that we also yield thanks unto him therefore publicly.
In remembraunce of me That is. Thinking and meditating of my benefites, which I haue done for you, and which are by these rites recalled into your memory; and further verily feeling and finding in heart, that I giue you these my ben•fites: and therefore celebrating them by publique confession before God, and Angels, yea before men also, and so giuing me thankes for them. This remembraunce is the whole, whose partes are, the memory of christes benefites; faith, whereby we apply christ & his merit vnto vs; thankfulnesse, or publique confession of his benefits. Wherefore it followeth not, Christ did institute his supper for a remembraunce ⟨p. 747⟩of him; therefore he did not institute it for confirmation of our faith. For this obiection is no lesse friuolous. than if I should say, The holy Ghost confirmeth our faith: Therefore the supper doth not. For, as it hath beene said before, the reason followeth not to the remoouing of the instrumentall cause, by the putting of the principall cause: as neither dooth it follow to the denil of a pa, by the putting of the whole. For Remembrance compriseth the remembring of christes benefites, faith, and thanksgiuing. For by his sacramentes christ remembreth vs of himselfe, and his benefites, and by his sacraments he raiseth and establisheth in vs our trust and confidence in him. And further of that remembraunce of christes benefites, it must follow, that wee also yeelde thankes vnto him therefore publiquely.