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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.
A PREFACE TO THE FOURTH PART OF the Catechism, wherein are deciphered the pestilent pamphlets of some Divines of this age: and Calvin the most valiant Champion defendant of Christ his glory is briefly cleared of the slanderous crime of Arianism. *⁎*
A PREFACE TO THE FOVRTH PART OF the Catechisme, wherin are desciphered the pestilent pamphlets of some Divines of this age: and Calvin the most valiant Champion defendant of Christ his glory is briefely cleered of the slaunderous crime of Arrianisme. *⁎*
The argument of this part, (which is Of mans thankfulness towards God) enforceth me to enter the Common complaint of all the godly against the brute blockishness and foul in gratitude of the world, which after so many inestimable benefits heaped by almighty God most abundantly on these our latter days, hath only thus far profited, that unthankful men continually become worse and worse, as if they had sworn perpetual war against so good a God, & gracious a benefactor. For how huge a cloud of witnesses of Gods continual kindness. ⟨p. 33⟩doth environ us round about what hath been denied unto this age that men could have wished, thereby to have made this life happy & blessed? I speak not of blessingee common or general, how many, & how precious are those we have received in particular? The light of the Gospel & sincerity of doctrine renewed; the purity of sacraments, the true worship of God, and reading of holy scripture restored, the discovery of Antichrist, the chasing of darkness, the flight of superstition, the ruin of of idolatry, & the liberty of the church after long servitude restored. These so inestimable treasures how few of us do worthily regard & not rather with bestial blockishness overpass, or shameless impudency disdain? One said some times of the Athenians that they knew what was good, but did it not. How much more may we Christians be ashamed of our selves, who not only do not that which we know to be good, and know it by the light of the Gospel (not as they did by the light of nature:) but also do even those things which we know are not good? The whole world is now possessed with security, profaneness, ambition, luxury, envy, contempt of doctrine, abuse of sacraments, surfeit of preaching, & what not? How many are there of those which withhold the truth in unrighteousness of those which profess God in their knowledge but deny him in their life? of backsliding Apostates, who either enforced by the unstaednesse of the own conceit, look