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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
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 fourth Division of sin.
The fourth Diuision of sinne.
There is sin pardonable, and sin unpardonable. 1Al sin is pardonable, whereof men repent and obtain pardon. Unpardonable is a purposed denial and oppugning of the known truth of God and his will and works, of which the conscience is convicted, whereof no man obtaineth pardon: because it is punished of God with a perpetual forsaking, and blindness,2 so that they who so sin never return to God by true repentance. Now they who are excluded from repentance are also necessarily excluded from remission of sin. Christ Mat. 12. calleth this kind of sin, The sin or blasphemy against the holy Ghost, when he saith: Wherefore I say unto you, every sin and blasphemy shall be ⟨p. 88⟩forgiven unto men: 3but the blasphemy against the holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. But it is not therefore called the sin against the holy Ghost, as if the holy Ghost might be offended by any man, and not the father also & the Son: but because the revealing of the heavenly truth is the work of the divinity, which is immediately wrought by the holy ghost. And therefore they who witting & willing resist this, are blasphemous indeed against all the persons of the Godhead, but in a more singular and special manner, against the holy ghost, that is against his proper & immediate operation & working in their minds. That this kind of sin is signified by this name, it hereby appeareth, for that none can after a peculiar manner sin against the holy ghost, but they on whom he hath bestowed a peculiar & proper benefit, that is, a benefit immediately given by himself, & appertaining to his sanctifying or office, which he exerciseth in the Church, which is the very light of truth kindled in their minds. The same appeareth by the speech of Christ: &