A14216:685
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.
77 Where hath Christ promised, that he will as certainly give his body and blood so to be eaten and drunken, as they eat this bread broken, and drink this cup?
77 Where hath Christ promised, that he will as certainely giue his bodie and bloude so to bee eaten and dronken, as they eate this breade broken, and drinke this cup?
In the institution of his supper; the words whereof are these:e Our Lord Jesus Christ in the night that he was betrayed, took bread. And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat, this is my body which is broken for you: this do you in remembrance of me. Likewise also he took the cup when he had supped, and said, fThis cup is the New Testament in my blood: gthis do as often as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye shall eat this bread and drink this cup, ye show the Lords death till he come. This promise is repeated by Saint Paul, when he saith: The cup of thanksgiving, wherewith we give thanks, is it not the Communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? hFor we that are many are one bread and one body, because we all are partakers of one bread.
In the institution of his supper; the wordes whereof are these:e Our Lord Iesus Christ in the night that he was betraied, tooke bread. And when he had giuen thankes, he brake it, and said, Take, eate, this is my bodie which is broken for you: this doe you in remembrance of me. Likewise also he tooke the cup when he had supped, and saide,