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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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Sixthly: they should long since have been ashamed §6of the argument they bring for universal ⟨p. 120⟩promises.1 For themselves are faulty in that which they object unto us. You answer the argument, and yet use it. If this universal promise did pertain to all men, what a confusion of impiety & absurdity would follow? But if it must be restrained unto those that believe (as indeed it must) we also maintain this universal truth and comfort, having learned out of Gods word, that all and they alone which believe be heirs of eternal life, and so received into favour by God, that they shall for ever all continue then, and not one perish, according to those scriptures: No man shall take away my she•pe from me: Of that which my father hath given me I will not loose &c: 2That, if it were possible, the very elect should be seduced. Whom he hath chosen, 3them he hath called, justified, & glorified. This is the conclusion of Christian faith and consolation,4 and this article is placed in the end of the creed, that we might believe eternal life, and with the Apostle sing• that triumphant song, who shall separate the elect, &c. They on the other side do openly and grievously wrong the majesty of God, whilst they imagine his love to be mutable as the love of man: as for the goldy, them they deprive of their comfort, they weaken, disgrace, and vilify the force, use, and comfort of universal promises, whilst they feign, that some truly believing may finally fall aware & perish: that they which are new in favour with God were not so from all eternity, nor shall be everlastingly: which being most absurd, it followeth necessarily, ⟨p. 121⟩that because they will not be certain of Gods future and eternal grace, therefore they can not be certain of the grace present. The scripture teacheth, that as many as believe are to be saed: they oppose the contradictory, that sme which believe are not to be saved. Where is now your comfort, by which you may include your self in the universal fall? These are those secret sleights of the devil, which must be observed & avoided.