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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.
5 Objection. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit. 1Answer. It cannot, as it is good. For if it be simply good, all the fruit thereof is good: which shall so come to pass in the life to come But if it be partly good, and partly evil, such is the fruit also; which we have trial and experience of in this life.
5 Obiection. A good tree cannot bring forth euill fruite. 1Aunswer. It cannot, as it is good. For if it be simply good, all the fruit thereof is good: which shall so come to passe in the life to come But if it be partly good, and partly euill, such is the fruite also; which we haue triall and experience of in this life.
- 1Man in this life is not simply good, and therefore his works are not always good.Man in this life is not simply good, and therefore his woorks are not alwaies good.
Heretofore it hath been said,1 That all sins are in their own nature mortal. Against this sentence, some oppose that which is said, Psal. 32.5. I will confess my wickedness unto the Lord, and thou forgavest the punishment of my sins. And Prover. 24.16. A just man falleth seven times, & riseth again. Whence they gather that there are some sins, the committers whereof continue still just, and therefore deserve not eternal death. But they reason amiss from that which befalleth to sin but by an accident, to that which is by it self in sin. For it is true indeed that there are many sins, for which the Saints do not leese holiness and righteousness, neither become obnoxious to the wrath of God. But this cometh to pass, not by the smallness, or nature of the sin, whatsoever it be, but by the grace of God, who doth not impute, neither will punish with eternal death those sins, which yet in their own nature deserved it. This doth the Prophet most evidently show, in the same Psal. when he saith, Blessed is he whose wickedness is forgiven. And