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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.
6 The Mass is repugnant to the doctrine of grace and justification, which teacheth, that in this life only is the time of obtaining favour, by faith alone, for the only merit of christ. The papists neglecting faith, which they have no knowledge of, & rejecting Christs merit, substitute in place thereof this idolatrous invention. For through and for this sacrifice of the Mass, and so for this work (as they speak) wrought, they maintain that the dead also obtain remission of sins.
6 The Masse is repugnant to the doctrine of grace and iustification, which teacheth, that in this life onelie is the time of obteining fauour, by faith alone, for the onelie merite of christ. The papists neglecting faith, which they haue no knowledge of, & reiecting Christs merit, substitute in place thereof this idolatrous inuention. For through and for this sacrifice of the Masse, and so for this worke (as they speake) wrought, they maintaine that the dead also obtaine remission of sinnes.
7 The Mass is repugnant unto the articles of our faith concerning the true humanity of christ, concerning his true ascension into heaven, and his returning from thence, at the day of judgement. For they make a corporal presence of christ in the Mass, saying that christ is invisible present under the form of bread and wine, the substance of the bread and wine being abolished, as often as the Mass is celebrated, and this presence of Christ is corporal, when the accidents only of the sign remain. It is contrary also to the nature of sacraments, which permitteth not the substance of the signs to be abolished, neither ⟨p. 765⟩requireth any natural connection of the signs and things: and therefore neither is it required in the Supper, which leadeth us to christ crucified; and reigning in heaven, and from thence communicating himself unto us.
7 The Masse is repugnant vnto the articles of our faith concerning the true humanitie of christ, concerning his true ascension into heauen, and his returning from thence, at the day of iudgement. For they make a corporal presence of christ in the Masse, saying that christ is inuisible present vnder the forme of breade and wine, the substance of the bread and wine beeing abolished, as often as the Masse is celebrated, and this presence of Christ is corporal, when the accidents onely of the signe remaine. Jt is contrarie also to the nature of sacraments, which permitteth not the substance of the signs to be abolished, neither