A14216:689
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.
79 Why then doth Christ call bread his body, and the cup his blood, or the new Testament in his blood; and Paul also calleth bread and wine, the Communion of the body and blood of Christ?
79 Why then doth Christ call breade his bodie, and the cup his bloud, or the new Testament in his bloud; and Paul also calleth bread and wine, the Communion of the bodie and bloude of Christ?
Christ not without great consideration speaketh so: to wit, not only for to teach us, that as the bread and wine sustain the life of the body; so also his crucified body and bloodshed are indeed the meat & drink of our soul, whereby it isa nourished to eternal life: but much more, that by this visible sign and pledge he may assure us, that we are as verily partakers of his body and blood, through the working of the holy ghost, as we dob perceive by the mouth of our body these holy signs in remembrance of him: and further also, that his suffering and obedience is so certainly ours, as though we our selves had suffered punishments for our sins, and had satisfied God.
Christ not without great consideration speaketh so: to wit, not onely for to teach vs, that as the bread and wine sustaine the life of the body; so also his crucified body and bloudshed are indeed the meat & drinke of our soul, whereby it isa nourished to eternall life: but much more, that by this visible signe and pledge he may assure vs, that wee are as verily partakers of his bodie and bloud, through the working of the holy ghost, as wee doeb perceiue by the mouth of our bodie these holie signes in remembraunce of him: and further also, that his suffering and obedience is so certainely ours, as though we our selues had suffered punishments for our sinnes, and had satisfied God.