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.

CRVCIFIED.

I Beleeue in Christ Crucified, that is, I beleeue Christ did vn∣dergo this punishment, and this curse of the Crosse for my sake, and that he was made obnoxious for my sake to Gods curse, which I, and we all deserued, a type also of which curse, was the death of the Crosse cursed by God himselfe.

Now for three causes would God haue his Sonne suffer the punishment of so ignominious a death. 1 That we might knowe, The curse due for our sinnes to haue laine vpon him, & so should be stirred vp to greater thankefulnesse, conside∣ring how detestable a thing sinne is, so that it could not be expiated or satisfied for, but with the most bitter and most opprobrious and shamefull death of the onely begotten Sonne of God. 2 That it might be an exasperating of the pu∣nishment, and so wee so much the more confirmed in a true faith, when wee consider Christ by this kinde of punish∣ment to haue taken vpon him our gilt, & euen our punish∣ment also and curse, according to that, Cursed is euerie one that hangeth on tree, Deut. 21.23. Gal. 3.13. 3 That the trueth might answere according to the types and figures, & so we might know the types to be fulfilled in Christ. For, 1 The sacrifi∣ces which shadowed the sacrifice of Christ were hung vpon trees, thereby to signifie, that Christ should be fastned on a tree, and accomplishing his sacrifice, offer a holy sacrifice vnto his Father. 2 The sacrifices being lifted vp on high before they were burned, did signifie the exalting and listing vp of Christ on the Altar of the Crosse. 3 The same was shadowed in Isaack. who being laid on wood, was to haue beene sacrifi∣ced

of his Father. 4 The brasen Serpent, which Moses set vp vpon a pole in the wildernesse, depainteth this kind of punish∣ment. Christ himselfe interpreted of himselfe this type of the brasen Serpent. Joh. 3.14.