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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
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7 Objection. It is said, Jam. 1. When lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin; & sin when it is finished bringeth forth death. Here, say they, James saith that there is one sin finished, when as the will upon deliberation consenteth to evil lust: 1another not finished, when a man sinneth without deliberation: & to sin finished he ascribeth, that it bringeth forth death. We answer that the consequence of this is not of force, because that a property which belongeth to diverse kinds, when it is ascribed to one kind, it followeth not thereof that it is to be removed from the other. For S. James distinguisheth the kinds or degrees of sins, Original, & Actual: & saith that death followeth after Actual; not as if death did not follow after Original, but because that Actual is a middle between Original sin & death, as a cause of this, & an effect of that, and doth aggravate death or punishment, which already was purchased by original sin. Neither doth he chiefly speak of the degrees of punishments, but of the cause and original of them to be sought in the corruption of our own nature.
7 Obiection. It is said, Iam. 1. When lust hath conceiued it bringeth forth sin; & sin when it is finished bringeth forth death. Here, say they, Iames saith that there is one sin finished, when as the wil vpon deliberation consenteth to euil lust: 1another not finished, when a man sinneth without deliberation: & to sin finished he ascribeth, that it bringeth foorth death. We answere that the consequence of this is not of force, because that a property which belongeth to diuerse kindes, when it is ascribed to one kind, it foloweth not thereof that it is to be remooued frō the other. For S. Iames distinguisheth the kindes or degrees of sins, Original, & Actual: & saith that death foloweth after Actual; not as if death did not follow after Original, but because that Actual is a middle between Originall sin & death, as a cause of this, & an effect of that, and doth aggrauate death or punishmēt, which already was purchased by originall sinne. Neither doth he chiefly speak of the degrees of punishmentes, but of the cause and originall of them to be sought in the corruption of our own nature.