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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.
OF THE CREATION OF THE WORLD.
1 The order in nature, the mind of man, the knowledge of principles, civill discipline, final causes, the finite orderly chain of causes, do show that it was created by some principal creating spirit.
1 THe order in nature, the minde of man, the knowledge of principles, civill discipline, final causes, the finite orderly chaine of causes, do shew that it was created by some principall creating spirite.
2 Yet because of the knowledge of God now obscured in men by sin, for the continual change ⟨p. 217⟩of corruption and generation, for the absurdity of imagining the creator to be idle, and for loss of the history of the creation and original of the world, there is no truth & certainty to be found concerning the creation of the world, but in the doctrine of the church.
2 Yet because of the knowledge of God now obs•ured in men by sin, for the continuall change ⟨p. 217⟩of corruption and generation, for the absurditie of imagining the creator to bee idle, and for losse of the historie of the creation and originall of the world, there is no truth & certainety to be found concerning the creation of the worlde, but in the doctrine of the church.