A14216:752
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.
3 What is the office of a Mediator.
3 What is the office of a Mediatour.
The office of a Mediator is, To deal with both parties, 1both the offended and the offender. First, with GOD who was offended, our Mediator had necessarily to do these things. 1. To make intercession for us unto him, and to crave pardon for our fault. 2. To offer himself for to satisfy. 3. To satisfy indeed the justice of GOD, by suffering for our sins punishment sufficient, though temporal. 4. To crave of God and also to obtain, that he would accept of this satisfaction, as a price of sufficient worthiness, for which he would account us for Children, pardoning our offences. 5. To be our surety and to promise in our behalf, that at length we will leave off to offend him by our sins. Without this suretyship or promise, intercession findeth no place, no not with men, much less with God.
THe office of a Mediatour is, To deale with both parties, 1both the offended and the offender. First, with GOD who was offended, our Mediatour had necessarily to do these things. 1. To make intercession for vs vnto him, and to craue pardon for our fault. 2. To offer himselfe for to satisfie. 3. To satisfie indeede the iustice of GOD, by suffering for our sinnes punishment sufficient, though temporall. 4. To craue of God and also to obtaine, that he would accept of this satisfaction, as a price of sufficient woorthinesse, for which hee woulde account vs for Children, pardoning our offences. 5. To bee our surety and to promise in our behalfe, that at length we wil leaue off to offend him by our sinnes. Without this suretiship or promise, intercession findeth no place, no not with men, much lesse with God.
- 1What the mediator doth with God.