A14216:785
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.
2 How a Covenant may be made between god and men.
2 How a Couenaunt may be made betweene god and men.
That Covenant could not be made without a Mediator. For without Satisfaction, and the death of the Mediator, there could not be wrought a reconcilement, or any receiving into favour. For we were the enemies of God: neither was there an entrance open for us to god, before he was pacified by the merit of our Mediator. Again, Without the Mediator regenerating us, we should not have been able to stand to the conditions, and so had the Covenant been made of no force: as it hath been showed more at large before in the place of the Mediator, in the second question.
THat Couenaunt could not be made without a Mediatour. For without Satisfaction, and the death of the Mediatour, there could not be wrought a reconcilement, or anie receiuing into fauour. For wee were the enimies of God: neither was there an entrance open for vs to god, before he was pacified by the merit of our Mediatour. Againe, Without the Mediatour regenerating vs, we should not haue beene able to stand to the conditions, and so had the Couenaunt beene made of no force: as it hath beene shewed more at large before in the place of the Mediatour, in the second question.