A14216:2529
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 third use is, obedience, or, the observing & performance of the moral ordinances For because the moral law requireth not only internal obedience, but also external, whereof the use of the ministry of the church, and civil order are not the lowest parts: that these two therefore may be maintained & preserved, a defining or limitation of many circumstances is necessary, without the equable form & observation whereof order cannot be maintained in the church and common wealth. As therefore in the new testament god hath left free in the ministry & commonwealth such constitutions & ordinances as may be necessary for the maintaining of this order: so in the old Testament what he would have observed, himself did constitute and ordain. For this is Moral, That there be a public and solemn invocation and serving of God: The furtherance and form hereof god would have the ceremonies to be which himself prescribed. Again, this is Moral, that there be a just and upright ordering of judgements, contracts, punishments, in the common wealth: This order God prescribed unto the Jews by Judicial Laws. Wherefore the ceremonies are an adherent of the first table, and the judicial laws are an adherent of the second: ⟨p. 851⟩because those inform concerning the outward and external form of the ministry of the church or divine service and worship; these, concerning the functions and duties of the Magistrates, and of the citizens of that common wealth towards their Magistrates, and towards one another.
The third vse is, obedience, or, the obseruing & performāce of the moral ordināces For because the moral law requireth not only internal obedience, but also external, whereof the vse of the ministerie of the church, and ciuil order are not the lowest parts: that these two therfore may be maintained & preserued, a defining or limitation of many circūstances is necessarie, without the equable form & obseruatiō wherof order cannot bee maintained in the church and common wealth. As therfore in the new testamēt god hath left free in the ministery & cōmonwealth such constitutions & ordinances as may be necessarie for the maintaining of this order: so in the old Testament what he would haue obserued, himselfe did constitute and ordaine. For this is Moral, That there be a publique and solemne inuocation and seruing of God: The furtherance and forme hereof god would haue the ceremonies to bee which himselfe prescribed. Againe, this is Moral, that there be a iust and vpright ordering of iudgementes, contractes, punishmentes, in the common wealth: This order God prescribed vnto the Iews by Iudicial Lawes. Wherefore the ceremonies are an adherent of the first table, and the iudiciall lawes are an adherent of the second: