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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.
Against this doctrine it is objected: first,1 If sin be propagated from the Parents unto their posterity, either the soul stained with original sin, is derived by deduction out of the soul of the Parents, or is created by God of nothing infected with sin, and is infused into the body: or else being created pure by God it draweth corruption and naughtiness of the body, unto which it is united. But since that a spiritual substance may not be cut into parts, souls are not propagated by deduction out of the soul of the Parents, neither ⟨p. 72⟩are they created corrupt of God, because God by this means should be made author of sin, contrary to that which hath been said: God saw all which he had made, & they were very good: neither are the souls depraved by the bodies: partly for that it would be against both the end, unto which man was created, even to life everlasting, and also against the goodness of god, for a pure and innocent soul to be joined with a body of which it should be depraved: & partly for that sin can not be propagated by the body, which • senseless, neither exerciseth any action on the soul, but by the soul. Wherefore the children are not borne corrupt of corrupt parents.
Against this doctrine it is obiected: first,1 If sinne bee propagated from the Parents vnto their posterity, either the soul stained with originall sinne, is deriued by deduction out of the soule of the Parents, or is created by God of nothing infected with sinne, and is infused into the bodie: or els being created pure by God it draweth corruption and naughtines of the body, vnto which it is vnited. But since that a spiritual substance may not be cut into parts, soules are not propagated by deduction out of the soule of the Parentes, neither ⟨p. 72⟩are they created corrupt of God, because God by this meanes should be made autor of sinne, contrarie to that which hath beene said: God saw al which he had made, & they were verie good: neither are the soules depraued by the bodies: partly for that it would be against both the end, vnto which man was created, euen to life euerlasting, and also against the goodnes of god, for a pure and innocent soul to be ioined with a bodie of which it should be depraued: & partlie for that sinne can not be propagated by the bodie, which senseles, neither exerciseth any action on the soule, but by the soul. Wherefore the children are not borne corrupt of corrupt parentes.