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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
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.
Fourthly, you would seem to do a thing ordinary extraordinarily,1 placing the strength of your arguments in the main battle, filling your forward and re••-ward with pioneers and base hang bies, contrary to that custom which you know to be observed and commanded by Rhetoricians in their schools. Your chief argument is this, which you set forth to the utmost. If God have decreed to give over some to blindness, sin, & death▪ then God by this means is made the cause of sin. But this is easily answered. First here again I find your want of common ingenuity, whereas you say that these are the words of many of our writers, that God doth effectually work sin in the reprobate. You talk of many, but do (& I am persuaded cannot) produce one. For we from our harts detest this opinion, as infinite testimonies of our writers will easily prove.
Fourthlie, you vvould seeme to doe a thing ordinary extraordinarily,1 placing the strēgth of your arguments in the maine battaile, filling your forward and re••-vvard with pioners and base hang bies, contrary to that custome which you knowe to be obserued and commanded by Rhetoricians in their schooles. Your chiefe argument is this, which you set forth to the vtmost. If God haue decreed to giue over some to blindnes, sinne, & death▪ then God by this meanes is made the cause of sin. But this is easily answered. First here againe I finde your wāt of cōmon ingenuity, wheras you say that these are the words of many of our wrighters, that God doth effectually worke sin in the reprobate. You talke of many, but do (& I am perswaded cānot) produce one. For we frō our harts detest this opiniō, as infinite testimonies of our writers will easilie proue.
- 1God is not the cause of sin.God is not the cause of sinne.