A14216:537
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.
1Sin is the impellent cause (because it is an evil merit and deserveth evil) of punishments in the wicked, and also of the Cross in the godly: yet after a divers manner and in divers respects. It is a cause of punishment in the wicked, that sin may be recompensed with just punishment. In the godly, the cause of the Cross is not to satisfy Gods justice, but that sin may be known, and so relinquished and put off. The impellent cause then of punishments in the wicked is their sin to be punished or recompensed.2 The principal efficient cause is the justice of god inflicting punishment for sin. Instrumental causes thereof are divers:3 Angels and men, both good and bad, and all other creatures, which are all armed against sinners, and fight under GODS banner. The final cause is, that the justice of GOD may be satisfied.
1SInne is the impellent cause (because it is an euill merite and deserueth euill) of punishmentes in the wicked, and also of the Crosse in the godlie: yet after a diuers maner and in diuers respects. It is a cause of punishment in the wicked, that sinne may bee recompensed with iust punishment. In the godly, the cause of the Crosse is not to satisfie Gods iustice, but that sinne may be knowen, and so relinquished and put off. The impellent cause then of punishmentes in the wicked is their sin to be punished or recompensed.2 The principall efficient cause is the iustice of god inflicting punishmēt for sin. Instrumentall causes thereof are diuers:3 Angels and men, both good and bad, and all other creatures, which are all armed against sinners, and fight vnder GODS banner. The finall cause is, that the iustice of GOD may bee satisfied.
- 1The impellent cause, sin.The impellent cause, sinne.
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