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A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zechariah…A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary…
A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinity in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laid down by that author in his catechism. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newly translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoof of our Christian country-manA collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1600Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1600
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& that they who have received commission of governing and teaching in the Church ought with great pain and travel either themselves teach & instruct, or take care that they who are committed to their cure and charge be taught and instructed in all these; unless they had rather as unfaith full and careless stewards and dispensers of the word give an account of the destruction of their flock. Wherein the entire good affection of your parents is worthy high commendation, in that they have taken especial order for your daily instruction in the principles of religion not at home only in their private houses, and Churches; but abroad also in public and free schools. For they well perceive what ignorance then ensued, and how wide a gate was then set open unto the Devil to entrap all men in these grounds of doctrine, when first the custom of the primitive ⟨p. 79⟩church in teaching, & requiring again the points of Catechism at the hands of the Catechumeni began to be slacked, and in the end finally decayed, and in place thereof the vain and childish spectacle of Popish confirmation succeeded: They well foresee, that as great mischances, or greater then these are like to betide us, unless God in mercy look on us, and in time visit us. Then which danger as nothing can fall out more dreadful and lamentable to the godly; so the godly and religious can invent no greater joy and comfort unto themselves, then to be able assuredly to promise unto themselves, that their children & children's children shall long time after their decease enjoy that blessed light of the truth which shineth among us. Wherefore if we be not utterly bereft of all humane affections, and wax not cruel against those who love us rather then them selves; let us endeavour by all means not to frustrate through our recklessness this their good hope conceived,1 and annihilate their earnest hearty desires:
& that they who haue received commission of governing and teaching in the Church ought with great paine and travell either themselues teach & instruct, or take care that they who are committed to their cure and charge be taught and instructed in al these; vnlesse they had rather as vnfaith full and carelesse stewards and dispensers of the word giue an account of the destruction of their flocke. Wherin the entire good affection of your parentes is worthy high commendation, in that they haue taken especiall order for your daily instruction in the principles of religion not at home only in their private houses, and Churches; but abroad also in publike and free schooles. For they well perceiue what ignorance then ensued, and how wide a gate was then set open vnto the Divell to intrappe all men in these groundes of doctrine, when first the custome of the primitiue