A14216:2188
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 Christ saith that the bread is his body: Therefore they tie not themselves to the very word, who say that christs body is in the bread, under the bread, with the bread.
3 Christ saith that the bread is his bodie: Therefore they tie not themselues to the verie woorde, who say that christs body is in the bread, vnder the bread, with the bread.
4 The cup is the new testament, that is, the cup is a sign of the new testament: for it cannot be otherwise meant or taken. For the new testament is the seal of the promise, or the promise it self, but not the thing promised. Likewise: The cup is the communion of the blood of christ: The bread is the communion of the body of christ: But this communion is a spiritual eating and drinking of the body and blood of christ, as is apparent by the words of the Apostle: and the signs of that spiritual eating and drinking are bread and wine.
4 The cup is the new testament, that is, the cup is a signe of the new testament: for it cannot bee otherwise meant or taken. For the new testament is the seale of the promise, or the promise it self, but not the thing promised. Likewise: The cup is the communion of the bloud of christ: The bread is the communion of the body of christ: But this communion is a spirituall eating and drinking of the body and bloud of christ, as is apparaunt by the wordes of the Apostle: and the signes of that spiritual eating and drinking are bread and wine.
5 In the Evangelist, To eat christ, which is the living bread which descended from heaven: Likewise, To eat Christs flesh, and to drink his blood, signifieth to believe in Christ. Therefore in the words of the institution it signifieth the same also: because christ doth not here otherwise expound them.