A14216:918
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.
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 ⟨p. 295⟩any GOD in heaven or no. The causes of this evil,1 the Church alone doth understand: the first whereof is the blindness and corruption of mans nature after his fall: the next the instigation of the Devil, who would have the whole opinion of God razed out of the minds of men: unto which cometh the horrible confusion of mans life and humane affairs, in that often-times the wicked flourish, & the godly either are oppressed by them, or while they perceive not the causes of these evils, and the secret government of God, they fall to doubting whether there be any God, who hath care over the world and humane affairs.
THE great miserie of mans nature cannot bee sufficientlie thought vpon, that, whereas it was created to the bright knowledge and euen the verie image of god, it is fallen so farre, as not onely it is ignorant who, and what God is, but also maketh dispute, whether there bee ⟨p. 295⟩any GOD in heauen or no. The causes of this euill,1 the Church alone doth vnderstand: the first whereof is the blindnesse and corruption of mans nature after his fall: the next the instigation of the Diuel, who would haue the whole opinion of God rased out of the minds of men: vnto which commeth the horrible confusion of mans life and humane affaires, in that often-times the wicked florish, & the godly either are oppressed by them, or while they perceiue not the causes of these euils, and the secret gouernment of God, they fall to doubting whether there bee any God, who hath care ouer the world and humane affaires.
- 1The causes which have made men to doubt whether there be a God.The causes which haue made men to doubt whether there be a God.