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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.
8 The Mass is contrary to the communion of Saints with Christ. For it imagineth an execrable invention, which is, that Christs body doth descend into our bodies, and remaineth as long within our bodies as the forms remain of bread and wine. But the supper reacheth that we are made members of Christ by the holy gh st. and engrafted into him.
8 The Masse is contrarie to the communion of Saintes with Christ. For it imagineth an execrable inuention, which is, that Christes bodie doth descend into our bodies, and remaineth as long within our bodies as the formes remaine of bread and wine. But the supper reacheth that wee are made members of Christ by the holy gh st. and ingraffed into him.
9 The Mass is repugnant to the true worship of God, because it maketh Christ to be there corporally present, & so by consequent there to be worshipped. Even as of old before his ascension it was not only lawful, but in duty required; that Christ should be worshipped in whatsoever place he was, and so also did his Disciples always worship him, when he was present, as also when he ascended from them: but after his ascension they did not from that time adore & worship him, turning unto any one particular place more than other. Wherefore seeing the Papists in their Mass tie the worship and adoration of christ unto a thing, whereunto christ himself by express word hath not tied it; they profess them selves to be idolaters, and do no less absurdly and impiously in this, than if they should worship Christ at a wall, or if they should worship a pillar falling down before it. Which we prove, 1. Because no creature hath power to tie the worship of God to any thing or place, wherein God hath not commanded by express word himself to be worshipped, and wherein God hath not promised to hear us. And hereby is the cause of that difference plainly scene, why the Jews directing their prayer to the propitiatory or mercy seat did notwithstanding withal in spirit worship the true God, and were by promise from him assured to be head: but worshipping in Dan, and in Bethel, and in the high places, and in the temple of Samaria, were idolaters not knowing what they worshipped.