A14216:682
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.
Because Christ hath commanded me and all the faithful to eat of this bread broken, and to to drink of the cup distributed in remembrance of him, with this promiseg adjoined. First, that his body was as certainly broken and offered for me on the Cross, and his blood shed for me, as I behold with my eyes the bread of the Lord broken unto me, and the cup communicated to me: and further that my soul is no less assuredly fed to everlasting life with his body, which was crucified for us, and his blood, which was shed for us: than I receive and taste by the mouth of my body the bread and wine, the signs of the body and blood of our Lord, received at the hand of the Minister.
Because Christ hath commaunded me and all the faithfull to eate of this breade broken, and to to drinke of the cup distributed in remembrance of him, with this promiseg adioined. First, that his bodie was as certainly broken and offred for me on the Crosse, and his bloud shed for me, as I behold with my eies the bread of the Lord broken vnto me, and the cup communicated to me: and further that my soul is no lesse assuredly fed to euerlasting life with his bodie, which was crucified for vs, and his bloud, which was shedde for vs: than I receiue and tast by the mouth of my bodie the bread and wine, the signes of the bodie and bloud of our Lord, receiued at the hand of the Minister.