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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.
If they object farther:1 He that doth evil that good may come of it, doth not well, Rom. 3. God when he permitteth evil for good ends, doth evil that good may come of it: Wherefore he doth ⟨p. 108⟩against his justice and law: and by a consequent is bound to hinder evil: we deny the Minor. For God when he permitteth evil, doth not evil, but good. For the permission of sin is one thing, which is the good and just work of God: and sin is an other thing, which is the evil and unjust work of the Devil, or man sinning and transgressing the law.
If they obiect farther:1 He that doth euill that good may come of it, doth not well, Rom. 3. God when he permitteth euill for good ends, doth euill that good may come of it: Wherefore he doth ⟨p. 108⟩against his iustice and law: and by a consequent is bound to hinder euill: we deny the Minor. For God when he permitteth euill, doth not euill, but good. For the permission of sinne is one thing, which is the good and iust worke of God: and sinne is an other thing, which is the euill and vniust worke of the Deuil, or man sinning and transgressing the lawe.
- 1God doth not evil when he permitteth evil▪God doth not euil when he permitteth euil▪
Lastly they say: what God permitteth willingly, that he will to be done: