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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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In the latter part of his argument is the same sophism. Infants when they are to be baptized cry. struggle, & often use misshapen & distorted motions. But why? is it because they strive against the sacred ⟨p. 14⟩action of baptism? no, but because some other thing grieveth them, as that they endure some passion painful to their tender infancy. But what thinks the Jesuit of those Infants which were under bloody circumcision? what thinks he of Abraham an old man? of the males of his family? & of the Sichemites? was there (thinks he) no struggling? no misshapen or distorted motion? Or why should he rather term infants sacrilegious, then he doth his Vestal Nuns, who in tune of their confession, penance, and communicating (so lessoned by the E••ers) do often let fall many à tender tear? who in sacred actions use more misshapen motions then the Priest at Mass? nay did the Jesuit himself never weep for devotion in saying Mass, and so prove himself sacrilegious? Bellarmine• so great a Doctor (me think) should be a shamed of so childish trifles. Here what Austin saith of this matter. Whereas infants strive as much as they can by cries & shrinkings, 1it is not imputed unto them, & all their resistance is accounted nothing &c. because they know so little what they do, that they are not thought to do it. the like unto this we may read, in his 23 Epistle, & in his 4. book & 25. Chapter of Baptism against the Donatists.
In the latter part of his argument is the same sophisme. Infantes when they are to be baptized cry. struggle, & often vse mishapen & distorted motions. But why? is it because they striue against the sacred ⟨p. 14⟩action of baptisme? no, but because some other thinge grieueth them, as that they endure some passion paynefull to their tender infancye. But what thinkes the Iesuit of those Infants which were vnder bloudy circumcision? what thinkes he of Abraham an oldeman? of the males of his familye? & of the Sichemites? was there (thinkes he) no struggling? no mishapen or distorted motion? Or why should he rather terme infants sacrilegious, then he doth his Vestal Nannes, who in tune of their confession, penance, and communicating (so lessoned by the Eers) do often let fall many à tender teare? who in sacred actions vse more misshapen motions then the Preist at Masse? nay did the Iesuit himselfe never weep for devotion in saying Masse, and so proue himselfe sacrilegious? Bellarmine so great a Doctor (me thinke) should be a shamed of so childish trifles. Here what Austin sayth of this matter. Wheras infants striue as much as they can by cryes & shrinkings,