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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.
2 Objection. God made Adam. Therefore he made sin. 1Answer. Sin is the corruption of a nature created good of god, but not any creature, made of god in man. God made man good, who, by Satan's persuasion, corrupted willingly that goodness which be received of god: so that now sin is mans, and not a creature of god created in man. Neither is the nature of man the cause of sin. For god who created all things, & the very nature of man, created them all good: wherefore the very nature of man also was created good. But sin is an Accidental quality,2 which befell unto man in his fall, and after his fall, being even from the beginning such as now it is; but no substantial property, nor of the nature of man. Now indeed whereas we are borne in sin, sin is a natural property of men, according to the judgement of Augustine Against the Manichees, Cap. 9. But & if we say any man to be naturally evil, we say so because of the original of the old sin, in which all our mortality now is borne.
2 Obiection. God made Adam. Therefore he made sinne. 1Answere. Sinne is the corruption of a nature created good of god, but not any creature, made of god in mā. God made man good, who, by Satans perswasion, corrupted willinglie that goodnesse which be receiued of god: so that now sin is mans, and not a creature of god created in man. Neither is the nature of man the cause of sinne. For god who created all thinges, & the verie nature of man, created them all good: wherefore the verie nature of man also was created good. But sinne is an Accidentall quality,2 which befell vnto man in his fall, and after his fall, beeing euen from the beginning such as now it is; but no substantiall property, nor of the nature of man. Now indeede whereas we are borne in sinne, sinne is a naturall propertie of men, according to the iudgement of Augustine Against the Maniches, Cap. 9. But & if we say any man to be naturally euill, we say so because of the originall of the olde sinne, in which all our mortality now is borne.
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