A14216:2295
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.
They disagree in these points.
They disagree in these pointes.
FIRST, that one part contendeth, that these words of Christ, This is my body, must be understood, as the words sound, which yet that part it self doth not: but the other part, that those words must be understood sacramentally, according to the declaration of Christ and Paul, according to the most certain and unfallible rule and level of the articles of our christian faith.
FIRST, that one part contendeth, that these woordes of Christ, This is my bodie, must be vnderstood, as the words sound, which yet that part it selfe doth not: but the other part, that those words must be vnderstoode sacramentallie, according to the declaration of Christ and Paul, according to the most certaine and vnfallible rule and leuil of the articles of our christian faith.
Secondly, that one part will have the body & blood of christ to be essentially In or With the bread & wine, & so to be eaten, as that together with the bread & the wine, out of the hand of the minister, it entereth by the mouth of the receivers into their bodies: but the other part will have the body of christ, which in the first supper sate at the table by the disciples, now to be & continue, not here on earth, but above in the heavens, above and without this visible world and heaven, until he descend thence again to judgement: and yet that we notwithstanding here on earth, as oft as we eat this bread with a true faith, are so fed with his body, and made to drink of his blood, that not only through his Passion and bloodshed we are cleansed from our sins, but are also in such sort coupled, knit and incorporated into his true, essential, humane body, by his spirit dwelling both in him and us, as that we are flesh of his flesh, and bone of his bones, and are more nearly, and firmly knit and united with him, than the members of our body are united with our head, and so we draw and have in him and from him everlasting life.