A14216:2518
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.
That this law is external, is hereof apparent and manifest, because it remaineth from the beginning unto the end of the world one and the same, & we are redeemed by Christ and regenerated by the holy ghost, to observe and keep this Law in the life to come. 1. John 2.7. J write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning. Galat. 5.20. They which do such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of god.
That this law is external, is hereof apparant and manifest, because it remaineth from the beginning vnto the end of the world one and the same, & we are redeemed by Christ and regenerated by the holie ghost, to obserue and keepe this Law in the life to come. 1. Iohn 2.7. J write no new commaundement vnto you, but an old commaundement, which ye haue had from the beginning. Galat. 5.20. They which doe such things, shal not inherit the kingdome of god.
The Moral Laws are so belonging unto the Decalogue, that not only they agree with the Decalogue, neither are only deduced thence by a necessary consequence, but also the Decalogue it self is the sum of the Moral Laws; whence it cometh to pass, that he who breaketh the Moral Laws, is said to break the Decalogue. Neither is this which we have said hindered at all, for that certain special commandments belonging to matters of this life have ceased. For the general shall notwithstanding still continue. There ⟨p. 846⟩shall be no need of the ministry, or of a certain time to be allotted unto the ministry in the life to come; because there shall be a perpetual Sabbath, that is, all eternity shall be given for the contemplation & beholding of divine matters, & for the worship & magnifying of God. There shall be no need of Laws concerning marriage, because there shall be no use of marriage: but yet there shall be an Angelique chastity in men.