A14216:774
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.
5 Who is and may be that Mediator.
5 Who is and may be that Mediatour.
OF the person, who should be that Mediator, mention hath been made by the way, in the former question: but the handling of it doth chiefly appertain unto this.1 That Mediator who must be both very god and very man, is not neither can be any other, than the natural son of god, who also is the son of Mary, that is, Jesus Christ. 1. Our Mediator must be true god. But god the father could not be Mediator, because he worketh not by himself, or immediately, but mediately by the Son and the holy Ghost, though yet he doth all things of himself: neither is he the messenger, or is sent, but he sendeth the Mediator. Neither yet could god the holy ghost be Mediator, because he was to be sent of the Mediator into the harts of the elect. Therefore necessarily the son was to be our Mediator. 2. That which a man imparteth to others he must needs have himself first. But it belongeth unto the Mediator to confer and bestow grace and the name of the children of God upon us, that is, to work, that through him we might be adopted of God to be his sons, (now this the holy Ghost doth not give, for he is not the Son: neither had the father it, because he was to adopt us by his Son to be his Sons) Therefore the Mediator himself was to have the right and name of a Son, and that not by grace only, but by nature, that is, he was to be a Son by nature, that he might make us the Sons of adoption. John. 8.36. If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. John 1.12. As many as received him, to them he gave power to be the Sons of GOD. Ephes. 1.5. Who hath predestinate us to be adopted thorough Jesus Christ ⟨p. 251⟩