A14216:447
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 Object. If there be in man liberty of will, 1the doctrine of original sin is overthrown: for these are contrary, not to be able to obey God, and to have liberty of will. Answer. They are not contrary: because we have liberty to will and do good, only in part, to wit, as we are regenerated by the holy spirit, but not in whole, and full, neither in that degree, in which before the fall we had it, and shall have it in the life to come. Again, although the unregenerate are only able to will those things which are evil; yet they will them ⟨p. 158⟩upon deliberation, without constraint, even by their own proper and inward motion: and therefore freely.
1 Obiect. If there be in man libertie of will, 1the doctrine of original sinne is ouerthrowen: for these are contrarie, not to be able to obey God, and to haue libertie of will. Aunswere. They are not contrarie: because we haue libertie to wil and do good, onely in part, to wit, as we are regenerated by the holy spirite, but not in whole, and full, neither in that degree, in which before the fall we had it, and shall haue it in the life to come. Againe, although the vnregenerate are onely able to wil those thinges which are euil; yet they will them ⟨p. 158⟩vpon deliberation, without constraint, euen by their owne proper and inward motion: and therefore freely.
- 1The doctrine of Original sin not overthrown by that liberty which we hold to be in man.The doctrine of Originall sinne not ouerthrowen by that libertie which we hold to be in man.