A14216:876
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.
7 For the confidence of justifying faith is a motion of the will & heart, consisting of a joy conceived for the certainty of the present grace of God towards us, and of a hope of our future delivery from all evils.
7 For the confidence of iustifieng faith is a motion of the will & heart, consisting of a ioy conceiued for the certainty of the present grace of God towardes vs, and of a hope of our future deliuery from al euils.
8 There is no faith therefore; but which resteth on the will of God revealed in his word.
8 There is no faith therefore; but which resteth on the wil of God reuealed in his word.
9 All faith is wrought in men by the holy Ghost, either by the voice of Gods heavenly doctrine, or by immediate revelation.
9 All faith is wrought in men by the holie Ghost, either by the voice of Gods heauenly doctrine, or by immediat reuelation.