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.
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- 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.
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- Ursinus, Zacharias, 1534-1583.
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- 1587.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14216.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
Contents
- title page
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TO THE RIGHT HONORA∣BLE, HENRIE EARLE OF
PEN∣BROOKE, LORD HARBERT OF CARDIFF, MARMION, AND S.QVINTINE, KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE Garter, and Lord President of WALES,Grace and peace, with encrease of Honor. -
TO THE CHRISTIAN REA∣DERS HENRY PARRIE WISHETH
GRACE AND PEACE THROVGH IESV CHRIST OVR LORD. -
A CATECHISM OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
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1 What is thy onely comfort in life and death? -
2 How many thinges are necessarie for thee to know, that thou enioying this comfort maist liue & die happilie?
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THE FIRST PART.
- THE COMMON PLACE OF SINNE.
- OF THE CREATION OF MAN.
- THE QVESTIONS OF MANS CREATI∣ON ARE ESPECIALLIE TWO.
- OF THE IMAGE OF GOD IN MAN.
- OF THE FIRST SINNE.
- OF FREE-WILL.
- OF EVILS OF PVNISHMENT.
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THE SECOND PART.
- catechism
- OF THE SACRAMENTES.
- OF THE DELIVERIE OF MAN.
- OF THE MEDIATOR.
- OF THE COVENAVNT.
- OF THE GOSPEL.
- OF FAITH.
- OF THE CREEDE, OR, SYMBOLE OF THE APOSTLES.
- THE FIRST PART OF THE CREEDE, OF GOD THE FATHER, CREATOR.
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OF GOD.
- 1 WHETHER THERE BE A GOD.
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2 Who and what God is. - An explication of the description of God deliuered by the Church.
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3 Whence it may appeare, that there is but one god. -
4 What these words, Essence, Person, & Trinitie, betoken & signifie. -
5 What difference betweene Essence and Person. -
6 Whether these names are to be vsed in the Church. -
7 How many persons there be of the Diuinity or God-head. -
8 How the three persons of the godhead are distinguished. -
9 Wherefore this doctrine is to be held and maintained in the Church.
- OF CREATION.
- OF ANGELS.
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OF GODS PROVIDENCE.
- 1 WHETHER THERE BE ANY PRO∣VIDENCE OF GOD.
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2 WHAT THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD IS.
- The first, of confusions and things disordered in nature.
- The second sophisme, of the cause of sinne.
- The third sophisme, of contradictory wils.
- The fourth Sophisme, of Contingency and liberty or freenesse.
- The fifth Sophisme, of the mutility or vnpro∣fitablenesse of meanes.
- The sixth Sophisme, of the merit of good & euill.
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3 Why the knowlege of this doctrine concerning Gods prouidence is necessary.
- THE SECOND PART OF THE CREED, OF THE SONNE THE REDEEMER.
- OF THE NAME IESVS.
- I BELEEVE IN CHRIST.
- WHAT IS CHRISTES KINGDOME.
- OF THE COMMVNION OF THE FAITH∣FVL, OR CHRISTIANS, WITH CHRIST.
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I BELEEVE IN HIS ONELY SONNE.
- 1 HOW MANIE WAIES MEN ARE CALLED SONNES.
- 2 HOW CHRIST IS THE SONNE OF GOD.
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3 Why Christ is called the onelie begotten and first begotten sonne of God. -
4. WHETHER CHRIST BE THE SONNE COETERNAL WITH GOD THE FATHER: OR, OF CHRISTS DIVINITIE.
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THE FIRST CONCLVSION. The sonne of God is a subsistent in the flesh borne of the Virgin, and before the flesh. -
THE SECOND CONCLVSION. The sonne of God Christ, is a person reallie distinct from the Father and the holie Ghost. -
THE THIRD CONCLVSION. The Word is equall with the Father. -
THE FOVRTH CONCLVSION. The word is con-substantial with the Father.
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- I BELEEVE IN CHRIST OVR LORD.
- WHICH WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY GHOST, BORNE OF THE virgin Mary.
- THE COMMON PLACE OF THE TWO NATVRES IN CHRIST.
- OF CHRISTES HVMILIATION.
- OF CHRISTES PASSION.
- OF CHRISTS DEATH.
- THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAINE FROM THE DEAD.
- HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN.
- HE SITTETH AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.
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FROM THENCE SHAL HE COME TO IVDGE THE QVICKE AND THE DEAD.
- 1 WHETHER THERE SHALL BEE ANIE IVDGEMENT.
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2 What is the last iudgement. -
3 Who shall be iudge. -
4 Whence and whither Christ shall come. -
5 How Christ shall come to iudgement. -
6 Whom Christ shal iudge. -
7 What shall bee the Sentence and exequution of iudgement. -
8 For what causes that iudgement shal be. -
9 When this iudgement shalbe. -
10 Wherefore God would haue vs certaine of the last iudgement. -
11 For what cause God would not haue vs certaine of the time of iudgement. -
12 For what cause God differreth that iudgement. -
13 Whether the last iudgement bee to be wished for.
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THE THIRD PART OF THE CREED,
Of the holy Ghost the sanctifier. - 1 WHAT THE NAME SPIRIT, SIGNIFIETH.
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2 Who and what the holy ghost is. -
3 What is the office of the holie Ghost. -
4 Of whom the holy Ghost is giuen, and wherefore. -
5 Vnto whom the holy Ghost is giuen. -
6 How the holy ghost is giuen and receiued. -
7 How the holy ghost is reteined. -
8 Whether and how the holy Ghost may be lost. -
9 Wherefore the holy Ghost is necessarie. -
10 How we may know that the holy Ghost dwelleth in vs.
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OF THE CHVRCH.
- 1 WHAT THE CHVRCH IS.
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2 How manie waies the church is taken. -
3 What are the tokens or marks of the Church. -
4 Why the Church is called holy and Catholicke. -
5 In what the Church differeth from the common-weal. -
6 Whence ariseth the difference of the Church from the rest of mankinde. -
7 Whether anie one maie bee saued out of the Church.
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OF PREDESTINATION.
- 1 WHETHER THERE BE PREDES∣TINATION.
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2 What Predestination is. -
3 What the causes of Predestination, or Electi∣on, and Reprobation. -
4 Whaare the effects of Predestination. -
5 Whether Predestinatin e vnchaungeable. -
6 How far forth Predestination, or Election, and Repro∣bation is knowen vnto vs. -
7 Whether the Elect be alwaies members of the Church, and the Reprobate neuer. -
8 Whether the Elect may fall from the Church, and the Re∣probate abide alwaies in the Church. -
9 What is the vse of this doctrine.
- OF REMISSION OF SINNES.
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THE RESVRRECTION OF THE FLESH. - 1 WHAT THE RESVRRECTION IS.
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2 The Errours concerning the Resurrection. -
3 Whence it maie appeare that the Resurrection shall certainlie be. -
4 For what end the Resurrection shall be. -
5 By whom the Resurrection shall be. -
6 How the Resurrection shall be. -
7 When the Resurrection shall be. -
8 What bodies shall rise. -
9 Whether the soule be immortal.
- OF EVERLASTING LIFE.
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OF IVSTIFICATION.
- 1 WHAT IVSTICE OR RIGHTEOVSNES IN GENERAL IS.
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2 How manifold Justice is. -
3 In what iustice differeth from iustification. -
4 What is our iustice. -
5 How Christes satisfaction is made our iustice and righteousnesse: -
6 Why Christs satisfaction is made ours. -
7 Why Christes satisfaction is made ours by faith onelie.
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OF SACRAMENTS.
- 1 WHAT SACRAMENTS ARE.
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2 What are the ends of Sacraments. -
3 Jn what Sacraments differ from sacrifices. -
4 Jn what sacramentes agree with the Word, and in what they differ from it. -
5 How the sacramentes of the olde and new Testament agree, and how they differ. -
6 What the sacramental vnion is. -
7 In what the things differ from the signes. -
8 What phrases and formes of speaking of the sacramentes are vsual vnto the Church and scripture. -
9 What is the right and lawful vse of Sacraments. -
10 What the wicked receiue in the vse and admi∣nistration of the Sacraments. -
11 How manie sacraments there are of the new Testament.
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OF BAPTISME.
- WHAT BAPTISME IS.
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2 What are the endes of Baptisme. -
3 What is the sense and meaning of the words of the in∣stitution of Baptisme. -
4 What are the formes and manners of speaking of baptisme. -
5 Who are to be baptised. -
6 What is the right and lawfull vse of Baptisme. -
7 In place whereof baptisme succeeded. -
8 How baptisme agreeth with circumcision, and wherein it differeth from it.
- OF CIRCVMCISION.
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OF THE LORDS SVPPER.
- 1 WHAT THE SVPPER OF THE LORD IS.
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2 What are the ends of the Lords supper. -
3 What the supper differeth from Baptisme. -
6 What is the sense or meaning of the words of the institution of our Lordes supper.- The first sort of Arguments, which are taken from the nature of the sacraments.
- The second sort of arguments, which are deduced from the analogie of faith.
- The third sort of argumentes, which are drawen from like places of scripture, where namelie the same thing is deliuered in words, whereof there is no con∣trouersie.
- A refutation of obiections framed to confirme consubstantiation.
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5 What is the difference betweene the Lords supper, and the popish Masse. -
6 What is the right and lawful vse of the supper. -
7 What the wicked receiue in the Lords supper. -
8 Who ought to approch and be admitted vnto the supper.-
The second part of the former question is, Who ought to bee admitted vnto the Lords Supper.
- CERTAINE CONCLVSIONS OF THE SVPPER.
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THE APPENDIX OR ADDITION AD∣IOINING VNTO THE FORMER TREA∣tise of the Supper.
- Certaine principal arguments of the Consubstantiaries against the syncere doctrine of the Lordes Supper, & the Sa∣cramentaries, as they cal them: together with a refutation of them.
- Certaine arguments of the Consubstantiaries, whereby they goe about to ouerthrow our doctrine of the Lords Supper: together with the refuta∣tions of them.
- The shifts of Consubstantiaries, whereby they go about to elude & shift off certaine of our obiections, not all: for mo are obiected against them.
- Certaine reasons whereby is proued, That the bodie of Christ is not present either in, or vnder, or at the bread of the Lords Supper, neither is corporallie eaten Vnder, With, Jn, or At the Bread.
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THE SECOND APPENDIX OR AD∣DITION.
Arguments, whereby the opinion of Vbiquitaries is refelled, and the truth of sound doctrine confirmed.
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The second part of the former question is, Who ought to bee admitted vnto the Lords Supper.
- OF THE KEIES OF THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN, AND OF EXCOM∣MVNICATION.
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THE THIRD PART OF MANS THANKFVLNES.
- OF PRAIER.
- OF CONVERSION.
- OF GOOD-WORKES.
- OF THE LAW OF GOD, OR, OF THE DECALOG AND TEN COMMAN∣DEMENTES.
- THE FIRST COMMANDEMENT.
- THE SECOND COMMANDEMENT.
- OF TRADITIONS.
- THE THIRD COMMAVNDEMENT.
- THE FOVRTH COMMANDEMENT.
- OF THE SABBOTH. The chiefe Questions.
- OF CEREMONIES.
- OF THE MINISTERIE. The chiefe Questions.
- THE FIFT COMMANDEMENT.
- THE SIXT COMMANDEMENT.
- THE SEVENTH COMMANDEMENT.
- THE EIGHT COMMAVNDEMENT.
- THE NINTH COMMANDEMENT.
- THE TENTH COMMANDEMENT.
- OF PRAIER.
- THE FIRST PETITION.
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THE SECOND PETITION.
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1 What the kingdome of god is. -
2 Howe manifold the kingdome of God is. -
3 Who is king in gods kingdome. -
4 Who are the Citizens or Subiects of gods kingdome. -
5 What are the Lawes of this kingdome. -
6 What benefites are bestowed on the subiectes of this kingdome. -
7 Who are the enemies and foes of this kingdome. -
8 Jn what place this kingdome is administred. -
9 What is the time of the durance and conti∣nuaunce of this kingdome. -
10 How this kingdome commeth. -
11 Why we are to desire that the kingdome of god come.
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- THE THIRD PETITION.
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THE FOVRTH PETITION.
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1 Why we are to desire corporal blessings. -
2 How corporall blessings are to be desired. -
3 Why Christ comprised corporal blessings vnder the name of Bread. -
4 Wherefore Christ calleth it our Bread. -
5 Wherefore Christ calleth it Daylie Bread. -
6 Why Christ addeth, This day, -
7 Whether it be lawfull to desire riches. -
8 Whether it be lawfull to put vp anie thing for heereafter.
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- THE FIFT PETITION.
- THE SIXT PETITION.
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THE CONCLVSION OR LAST CLAVSE OF THE LORDS PRAIER. For thine is the kingdome, the power and the glorie, for euer and euer, AMEN.
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¶ A TABLE OF THE COMMON PLACES, AND PRINCIPALL
QVE∣STIONS, HANDLED IN THIS SVMME OF CHRISTIANRELIGION. - THE PREAMBLE.
- THE FIRST PART, OF THE MISERY OF MAN.
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THE SECOND PART OF MANS DELIVERY.
- Of the Mediatour.
- Of the couenant.
- Of the Gospel.
- Of faith.
- Of the Creede or Symbole of the Apostles.
- The first part of the Creede, of God the Father, Creatour.
- Of God.
- Of Creation.
- Of Angels,
- Of Gods prouidence.
- The second part of the Creed, of God the redeemer.
- Of Christ.
- Of the communion of the faithful with Christ.
- Of Christ the Sonne of God.
- Of Christs Diuinitie.
- Of Christ our Lord.
- The common place of the two na∣tures in Christ.
- Of Christs humiliation, that is, of his Passion.
- Of Christs death.
- Of Christs glorification, that is, of his Resurrection.
- Of Christs Ascension into heauen.
- Of Christs sitting at the right hand of GOD.
- Of Christs comming to iudgement.
- The third part of the Creede, of the Holie Ghost the sanctifier.
- Of the Church.
- Of Predestination.
- Of the remission of sinnes.
- Of the Resurrection of the flesh.
- Of euerlasting life.
- Of Justification.
- Of Sacraments.
- Of Baptisme.
- Of Circumcision.
- Of the Lords Supper.
- Of the power of the keies of the king∣dome of Heauen, and of Excom∣munication.
- THE THIRD PART, OF MANS THANKFVLNES.