A14216:941
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.
God cannot be defined, 1. Because he is immense. 2. Because his essence is unknown unto us: Yet some way he may be described: which description comprehendeth his attributes or properties, the persons & principal works and by these three is the true God discerned from all false Gods.
God cannot bee defined, 1. Because he is immense. 2. Because his essence is vnknown vnto vs: Yet some way hee may be described: which description comprehendeth his attributes or properties, the persons & principal woorks and by these three is the true God discerned from all false Gods.
1After this sort then is God Theologically described, God is a spiritual essence, intelligent, eternal, infinite, other from all the creatures, incomprehensible, most perfect in it self, unmutable, and of an immense power, wisdom & goodness, true, just, chaste, merciful, bountiful, most free, angry and wrath with sin: which essence is the eternal father who from everlasting begot the Son according to his Image, and the Son, who is the coeternal Image of the father: & the holy ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: Even as it hath bin manifested from above, certain word thereof being delivered by the Prophets, Christ and the Apostles, and by divine testimonies, t•at the eternal Father together with the Son, and the holy ghost, hath created heaven and earth, and all creatures, and worketh all good things in all: & that in mankind he hath chosen unto himself and gathered a Church, by, and for the Son, that by his Church this one and true Deity may be according to the word delivered from above, acknowledged, celebrated, and adored in this life, and in the life to come: & lastly that he is the judge of the just and unjust.
1After this sort then is God Theologically described, God is a spiritual essence, intelligent, eternall, infinite, other from all the creatures, incomprehensible, most perfect in it selfe, vnmutable, and of an immense power, wisedome & goodnesse, true, iust, chast, mercifull, bountifull, most free, angry and wrath with sinne: which essence is the eternal father who frō euerlasting begot the Sonne according to his Image, and the Sonne, who is the coeternall Image of the father: & the holie ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Sonne: Euen as it hath bin manifested from aboue, certain worde thereof beeing deliuered by the Prophets, Christ and the Apostles, and by diuine testimonies, tat the eternall Father together with the Sonne, and the holy ghost, hath created heauen and earth, and all creatures, and worketh all good things in all: & that in mankind he hath chosen vnto himselfe and gathered a Church, by, and for the Sonne, that by his Church this one and true Deitie may be according to the word deliuered from aboue, acknowledged, celebrated, and adored in this life, and in the life to come: & lastly that he is the iudge of the iust and vniust.