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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.
Sins by an accident, are things either commanded of God, or neither commanded, nor prohibited, that is indifferent things, which are not done after the same manner, neither to the same end, unto which God would have them to be don, that is, without repentance, or with great defect. Things commanded, in the unregenerate are sins, because although the actions & doings of those things are commanded, yet the person, from whom those actions proceed, pleaseth not God, neither is reconciled unto God. Further, that which the unregenerate do, they do it not to that end, whereunto they ought, that is, to the glory of God, neither is their action grounded of faith. For they know not whether or no they have God favourable to them, or whether that be pleasing unto him which they do. But these conditions and circumstances are necessarily required to a good work: for it sufficeth not to do good works after a civill manner. Those civil works indeed are good, as they proceed from God: but as they are in unregenerate men, ⟨p. 95⟩they are evil: even as it is sin, when a wicked man giveth alms: because it proceedeth not from the love of God & therefore not from faith, neither is referred unto gods glory.
Sinnes by an accident, are things either commanded of God, or neither commaunded, nor prohibited, that is indifferēt things, which are not done after the same maner, neither to the same ende, vnto which God woulde haue them to be don, that is, without repentance, or with great defect. Things commanded, in the vnregenerate are sins, because although the actions & doings of those things are commanded, yet the person, from whō those actions proceed, pleaseth not God, neither is reconciled vnto God. Further, that which the vnregenerate doe, they doe it not to that end, whereunto they ought, that is, to the glorie of God, neither is their action grounded of faith. For they know not whether or no they haue God fauorable to thē, or whether that be pleasing vnto him which they doe. But these conditions and circumstances are necessarily required to a good work: for it sufficeth not to do good works after a ciuill manner. Those ciuil works indeed are good, as they proceed from God: but as they are in vnregenerate men, ⟨p. 95⟩they are euil: euen as it is sin, when a wicked man giueth almes: because it proceedeth not from the loue of God & therfore not frō faith, neither is referred vnto gods glory.