A14216:2530
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.
Fourthly, that manifold observation of rites and ceremonies was also an exercise, and a testification of their obedience towards God. For he that doth willingly and diligently perform burdensome and unpleasant things, if he know the same to be pleasing to God: he then doth show himself to love God and to obey him with a ready mind. Therefore saith god to Abraham being now ready to sacrifice his Son; Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake thou hast not spared thine only Sonne. So the ceremonial and judicial ordinances of the old Testament are called a yoke, Acts 15. and servitude, Galat. 4.
Fourthly, that manifold obseruation of rites and ceremonies was also an exercise, and a testification of their obedience towardes God. For he that dooth willingly and diligently perfourme burdensome and vnpleasaunt thinges, if he know the same to be pleasing to God: he then dooth shew himselfe to loue God and to obey him with a readie mind. Therefore saith god to Abraham beeing now ready to sacrifice his Sonne; Now I know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake thou hast not spared thine onlie Sonne. So the ceremonial and iudicial ordinances of the old Testament are called a yoke, Acts 15. and seruitude, Galat. 4.