A14216:2515
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.
The parts of the Law of god, are in number three, The Moral, Ceremonial, and civil, or judicial Law.
The parts of the Law of god, are in number three, The Morall, Ceremonial, and ciuil, or iudiciall Law.
The Moral Law is a Doctrine agreeing with the eternal and ⟨p. 845⟩immortal wisdom and justice which is in god, discerning things honest and dishonest, known by nature and engendered in reasonable creatures, at the creation, and afterwards repeated again and declared by the voice of god, by the ministry of Moses, the Prophets, and Apostles, teaching that there is a god, and what he is, & what we ought to do, and what not to do, binding all the reasonable creatures to perfect obedience, both internal and external, promising the favour of god and everlasting life to those which perform perfect obedience, and denouncing the wrath of god & everlasting pains & punishments unto them who are not perfectly correspondent thereunto, except there be granted remission of sins, & reconciliation for the Son of god the Mediators sake.
The Morall Lawe is a Doctrine agreeing with the eternall and ⟨p. 845⟩immortall wisedome and iustice which is in god, discerning things honest and dishonest, knowen by nature and engendred in reasonable creatures, at the creation, and afterwardes repeated againe and declared by the voice of god, by the ministerie of Moses, the Prophets, and Apostles, teaching that there is a god, and what he is, & what we ought to doe, and what not to doe, binding all the reasonable creatures to perfect obedience, both internal and external, promising the fauor of god and euerlasting life to those which perform perfect obedience, and denouncing the wrath of god & euerlasting pains & punishments vnto them who are not perfectlie correspondent thereunto, except there be graunted remission of sinnes, & reconciliation for the Sonne of god the Mediatours sake.