A14216:2244
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.
4 That first end and use, which is the confirmation of our faith in Christ, the supper of the Lord hereof hath, because Christ himself giveth this bread and drink by the hands of his ministers to be a memorial of him; that is, to admonish and put us in remembrance by this sign as by his visible word, that he died for us, and is the food of eternal life unto us, while he maketh us his members: both because he hath annexed a promise to this rite, that he will feed those, who eat this bread in remembrance of him, with his own body and blood, when he saith, This my body: and also because the holy ghost doth by this visible testimony move our minds ⟨p. 773⟩and harts more firmly to believe the promise of the gospel.
4 That first ende and vse, which is the confirmation of our faith in Christ, the supper of the Lord hereof hath, because Christ himselfe giueth this bread and drink by the hands of his ministers to be a memorial of him; that is, to admonish and put vs in remembraunce by this signe as by his visible word, that he died for vs, and is the foode of eternall life vnto vs, while hee maketh vs his members: both because he hath annexed a promise to this rite, that hee wil feede those, who eate this bread in remembraunce of him, with his owne bodie and bloud, when he saith, This my body: and also because the holy ghost doth by this visible testimony moue our minds ⟨p. 773⟩and harts more firmely to beleeue the promise of the gospel.
5 There is then in the Lords supper a double meat and drink, one external, visible, terrene, namely bread and wine: and another internal. There is also a double eating and receiving: an external, and signifying, which is the corporal receiving of the bread and wine, that is, which is performed by the hands, mouth, and senses of the body: and an internal, invisible, and signified, which is the fruition of Christs death, and a spiritual engrafting into Christs body: that is, which is not performed by the hands, and mouth of the body, but by the spirit and faith. Lastly there is a double administer and dispenser of this meat and drink; an external, of the external, which is the minister of the church delivering us by his hand bread and wine: and an internal of the internal meat, which is Christ himself feeding us by his body and blood.