A14216:2261
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.
1 THE words of the institution are open and plain, This my body, this is my blood. Answer. They allege these words against them-selves. For they say, That the body of Christ is received really in, under, with the ⟨p. 778⟩bread: when christ saith, that the very bread is his body. Wherefore they do a double injury unto the church: first, while they thrust upon the church their own words for Christs. Secondly, while they imagine that the church perceiveth not these speeches to be diverse, In the bread is my body, and, The bread is my body. They accuse Christ also for a liar: for they deny that the bread is his body, but that his body is in the bread. Let them look therefore unto it, how they will answer Christ at the last judgement for this blasphemy and reproach. The Papists also do more retain the very words of Christ. But these retain not the word, but follow the sense and meaning. We must see therefore which part followeth it. Ours shall be proved in the end. Reply. Christ addeth an exposition of his mind, Which is given for you, and, Which is shed for you. Answer. First, this is a begging of that which is in question. For they take as granted, that the bread is properly called the body, which yet lieth upon them to prove. For it is a sacramental manner of speaking. Secondly, we return their own reason upon them by inverting it thus. The body of Christ properly so called was given for us. But the bread was not given for us: Therefore the bread is not the body properly so called. Likewise, as the bread is the body broken, so the breaking of the bread is the breaking of the body. But the breaking of the body is the crucifying thereof. Therefore the bread broken is but sacramentally and by representation, the body broken.
1 THE words of the institution are open and plain, This my bodie, this is my bloud. Answere. They alleadge these woordes against them-selues. For they saie, That the bodie of Christ is receiued reallie in, vnder, with the ⟨p. 778⟩bread: when christ saith, that the very bread is his body. Wherefore they doe a double iniury vnto the church: first, while they thrust vpon the church their owne words for Christs. Secondly, while they imagine that the church perceiueth not these speeches to be diuerse, In the bread is my body, and, The bread is my bodie. They accuse Christ also for a lier: for they deny that the bread is his body, but that his body is in the bread. Let them looke therefore vnto it, how they wil aunswere Christ at the last iudgement for this blasphemy and reproch. The Papistes also doe more retaine the very words of Christ. But these retaine not the woord, but follow the sense and meaning. We must see therfore which part followeth it. Ours shal be prooued in the end. Replie. Christ addeth an exposition of his minde, Which is giuen for you, and, Which is shed for you. Answere. First, this is a begging of that which is in question. For they take as graunted, that the bread is properly called the bodie, which yet lieth vpon them to prooue. For it is a sacramental maner of speaking. Secondly, we returne their own reason vpon them by inuerting it thus. The bodie of Christ properly so called was giuē for vs. But the bread was not giuē for vs: Therfore the bread is not the body properly so called. Likewise, as the bread is the body broken, so the breaking of the bread is the breaking of the bodie. But the breaking of the bodie is the crucifieng thereof. Therefore the breade broken is but sacramentally and by representation, the bodie broken.