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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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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.
3 Therefore the sacred scripture teacheth us that all things began to be, & to have bin created by the only true God, the eternal father, son and holy Ghost, according to the eternal purpose and pleasure of this true and eternal God.
3 Therefore the sacred scripture teacheth vs that al things begā to be, & to haue bin created by the only true God, the eternall father, sonne and holy Ghost, according to the eternall purpose and pleasure of this true and eternall God.
4 But this eternal father created all things of nothing by his son and the holy Ghost, most freely, without any alteration or change of himself, or any labour: so that all was very good.