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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.
10 They who deny the faith and doctrine of christ are to be excluded from the church, & from the use of the sacraments. For the faithful or christians are not to be confounded or mingled with those who are not members of the Church; as with those which are professed ungodly persons, blasphemers, revolters to Arianism, Mahumetisme, & the like. But they that deny & refuse to repent, deny the faith & doctrine. Tit. 1.6. They profess that they know god, but by works they deny him. And he that denieth the faith is worse then Infidels. Therefore they who persist in their wickedness, & deny to repent, are to be shut out of the church, neither are they to be admitted to the use of the sacraments. And here hath place that saying of Christ, Matth. 7.6. Give not that which is holy to dogs. Wherefore nether to the sacraments are dogs to be admitted, namely those which persist in their wickedness, and make a mock of Gods word. For if Christ speaketh this of his audible word, to wit, the word preached, which yet was instituted for the converted & unconverted, or such as were yet to be converted; much more shall this be spoken of his visible word, namely of the sacraments, which were ordained and instituted for the converted only.
10 They who denie the faith and doctrine of christ are to be excluded frō the church, & from the vse of the sacraments. For the faithful or christians are not to be confounded or mingled with those who are not members of the Church; as with those which are professed vngodly persons, blasphemours, reuolters to Arrianism, Mahumetisme, & the like. But they that deny & refuse to repēt, deny the faith & doctrine. Tit. 1.6. They professe that they know god, but by works they deny him. And he that denieth the faith is worse then Infidels. Therfore they who persist in their wickednes, & deny to repent, are to be shut out of the church, neither are they to be admitted to the vse of the sacraments. And heere hath place that saying of Christ, Matth. 7.6. Giue not that which is holy to dogs. Wherfore nether to the sacraments are dogs to be admitted, namely those which persist in their wickednes, and make a mocke of Gods word. For if Christ speaketh this of his audible word, to wit, the word preached, which yet was instituted for the cōuerted & vnconuerted, or such as were yet to be conuerted; much more shal this bee spoken of his visible word, namely of the sacraments, which were ordained and instituted for the conuerted onely.