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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.
1 What, man was created of God.
This question is proposed even for the same causes, for which the whole place it self is. 1. That it may appear, that God is not the author of sin. 2. That we may know the greatness of the sin of mans unthankfulness. 3. That we may pray to God & crave earnestly for his grace, & our delivery from sin. 4. That we may be thankful for our delivery from sin.
This question is proposed euen for the same causes, for which the whole place it self is. 1. That it may appeare, that God is not the author of sinne. 2. That wee may know the greatnes of the sinne of mans vnthankefulnes. 3. That we may pray to God & craue earnestlie for his grace, & our deliuerie from sinne. 4. That wee may bee thankefull for our deliuerie from sinne.
Man was created, first consisting of body and soul. His body was fashioned of a mass or lump of earth,1 immortal, if he stood still in righteousness; mortal, if he fell: for mortality ensued on sin. His soul is a substance incorporeal, understanding, and immortal: this was by god infused and united to an instrumental body, to inform or quicken it, and together with it to make and constitute one person or Subsistent, namely man, to work certain motions, and actions external and internal, by the ministry of the body and without the ministry of the body, just and pleasing God, all which the soul accomplisheth in the body, and some also by the body as an instrument, some by it self, without the body, that is, not using the body or any part thereof as an instrument of his operations. Secondly, man was created perfectly wise. Thirdly, Perfectly holy, and just. Fourthly, Lord over other creatures. Fifthly, Truly and perfectly blessed and happy. And this is to be created to the image of God.