A14216:78
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.
Objection. 3 1As for that, which some men say, that the Church is ancienter then the Scriptures, and therefore of greater authority, it is too trifling. For the word of God is the everlasting wisdom in God him-self. Neither was the knowledge of it then first manifested unto the Church, when it was committed to writing, but the manifesting of it began together with the creation of mankind, and the first beginnings of the Church in paradise: yea, the word is that immortal seed of which the Church was borne.
Obiection. 3 1As for that, which some men say, that the Church is ancienter then the Scriptures, and therefore of greater autoritie, it is too trifling. For the woord of God is the euerlasting wisedome in God him-selfe. Neither was the knowledge of it then first manifested vnto the Church, when it was committed to writing, but the manifesting of it began together with the creation of mankind, and the first beginnings of the Church in paradice: yea, the woord is that immortall seede of which the Church was borne.
- 1The Church is more ancient than the Scripture. 1. Answer. The minor is false.The Church is more ancient than the Scripture. 1. Answere. The minor is false.
1The Church therefore could not be, except the word were first delivered. Now when we name the holy Scripture, we mean not so much the characters of the letters and the volumes, but rather the sentences which are contained in them, which they shall never be able to prove to be of less antiquity then the Church. For albeit they were repeated and declared often after the beginning of the gathering of the Church:2 yet the sum of the Law & Gospel was the same for ever.