A14216:912
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.
OF GOD.
THE principal questions are, 1 Whether there be a God. 2 What he is, or what manner of God he is whom we worship, and in what he differeth from Idols. 3 Whence it may appear that there is but one God. 4 What the names of Essence, Person, and Trinity, signify. 5 In what the Essence differeth from the person. 6 Whether these names are to be used in the Church, and whether they are had in the Scripture. 7 Howe many persons there be of the godhead. 8 Howe these differ one from another. 9 For what cause this doctrine is to be held in the Church.
THE principall questions are, 1 Whether there be a God. 2 What hee is, or what manner of God hee is whom wee woorship, and in what hee differeth from Idols. 3 Whence it may appeare that there is but one God. 4 What the names of Essence, Person, and Trinitie, signifie. 5 In what the Essence differeth from the person. 6 Whether these names are to bee vsed in the Church, and whether they are had in the Scripture. 7 Howe manie persons there bee of the godheade. 8 Howe these differ one from another. 9 For what cause this doctrine is to bee helde in the Church.
1 WHETHER THERE BE A GOD.
THE great misery of mans nature cannot be sufficiently thought upon, that, whereas it was created to the bright knowledge and even the very image of god, it is fallen so far, as not only it is ignorant who, and what God is, but also maketh dispute, whether there be