A14216:520
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
Part 1 › OF EVILS OF PUNISHMENT.Part 1 › OF EVILS OF PVNISHMENT.
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. But God made not evil, and death. Answer.1 He made them not in the beginning; and further also after the beginning neither evil, nor death should have been, except our selves had would: For they ensued on the voluntary sin of man, God forcibly inflicting them, as a most just punishment.
2 Obiection. But God made not euil, and death. Aunswere.1 He made them not in the beginning; and further also after the beginning neither euill, nor death shoulde haue beene, except our selues had woulde: For they ensued on the voluntarie sinne of man, God forcibly inflicting them, as a most iust punishment.
- 1The evils of sin and punishment had not come, if man would.The euils of sin and punishment had not come, if man would.
3 Objection. If God punish sins with present and everlasting punishments, he punisheth the same twice, & is unjust: but God punisheth sins with present and everlasting punishments: therefore he punisheth the same sin twice, and is unjust. Answ. The Minor is to be distinguished: for it is but one punishment, but hath several parts. For present punishments are the beginning of everlasting, because they are not sufficient to satisfy Gods justice.
3 Obiection. If God punish sinnes with present and euerlasting punishments, he punisheth the same twise, & is vniust: but God punisheth sinnes with present and euerlasting punishmentes: therefore he punisheth the same sinne twise, and is vniust. Answ. The Minor is to be distinguished: for it is but one punishment, but hath seueral parts. For present punishments are the beginning of euerlasting, because they are not sufficient to satisfie Gods iustice.