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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.
OF THE CREATION OF MAN.
1SEEING that God would especially open & manifest himself in the creation of angels & men, necessary for man is the knowledge of himself; both for that God will be known by his own image, which he engraved in mans nature, & also because without it we neither aspire, nor attain to that end, to the which we were created. Now the knowledge of our self is two-fold: That is, of man uncorrupted, such as he was made of God, & shall be after his restoring accomplished: & of man fallen into sin & corrupted, such as he now is. The first is of the excellency and happiness, the other of the misery of mankind.
1SEEING that God would especially open & manifest himselfe in the creatiō of angels & men, necessary for man is the knowledge of himselfe; both for that God wil be knowen by his own image, which he engraued in mans nature, & also because without it we neither aspire, nor attaine to that end, to the which we were created. Now the knowlege of our selfe is two-fold: That is, of man vncorrupted, such as hee was made of God, & shal be after his restoring accōplished: & of man fallē into sin & corrupted, such as he now is. The first is of the excellency and happines, the other of the misery of mankind.
- 1The necessity of this Doctrine.