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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.
2 Objection, It is said Matth. 5.22. Whosoever is angry with his brother unadvisedly, shall be culpable of judgement. And whosoever saith unto his brother, Racha, shall be worthy to be punished by the Council. And whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be worthy to be punished with hell-fire. Whence they conclude, seeing Christ himself maketh degrees of punishments and sins, so that of these former, he threateneth hell-fire, but unto ⟨p. 82⟩the third only, therefore there are some sins smaller, than those who deserve eternal punishment. But the Answer unto this is manifest out of the words themselves: which is, that Christ doth not speak of civill judgements and punishments, when he mentioneth Judgement, and a Counsel. For he doth not here speak of the civill order, but disputeth against the corruptions of the Pharisees, concerning the true meaning of Gods Law, and concerning the judgement of God against both inward & outward sins.
2 Obiection, It is said Matth. 5.22. Whosoeuer is angrie with his brother vnaduisedlie, shalbe culpable of iudgement. And whosoeuer saith vnto his brother, Racha, shall be woorthie to be punished by the Counsell. And whosoeuer shall saie, Foole, shall be woorthie to be punished with hell-fire. Whence they conclude, seeing Christ himselfe maketh degrees of punishments and sinnes, so that of these former, he threatneth hel-fire, but vnto ⟨p. 82⟩the third onlie, therefore there are some sinnes smaller, than those who deserue eternall punishment. But the Aunswere vnto this is manifest out of the woordes themselues: which is, that Christ doth not speake of ciuill iudgementes and punishments, when he mentioneth Iudgement, and a Counsel. For he doth not here speake of the ciuill order, but disputeth against the corruptions of the Pharisies, concerning the true meaning of Gods Lawe, and concerning the iudgement of God against both inward & outward sinnes.