A14216:931
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.
19 From the final causes of all things. To appoint the ends of all things belongeth to a nature which is wise, and administereth all things. Now all things are ordained to their ends, and those also certain. (But these ends and uses of things have not their being by chance, or from a nature only endowed with sense) Therefore from some nature which is wise and omnipotent, which is God alone.
19 From the final causes of al things. To appoint the endes of all thinges belongeth to a nature which is wise, and administreth al things. Now al thinges are ordeined to their ends, and those also certaine. (But these endes and vses of thinges haue not their beeing by chaunce, or from a nature onely endewed with sense) Therefore from some nature which is wise and omnipotent, which is God alone.
- 19. The ends of all things.9. The endes of all thinges.
For, that nature worketh for some end, this is so far from removing the framer and artificer from it, as rather it most of all confirmeth, that there is a mind maker and framer of the world, which appointed the actions of nature to these ends, and nature deed intendeth to an end through the ordination and appointment of another, but neither understandeth it, nor is moved thereby to work.
For, that nature worketh for some end, this is so farre from remoouing the framer and artificer from it, as rather it most of all confirmeth, that there is a minde maker and framer of the woorlde, which appointed the actions of nature to these ends, and nature deede intendeth to an end thtough the ordination and appointment of another, but neither vnderstandeth it, nor is moued thereby to work.