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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 THANKS GIVING AFTER HIS DEGREE TAKEN.
A THANKS GIVINGE AFTER HIS DEGREE TAKEN.
The greatest benefits that God hath bestowed, and such as are far to be preferred before all others of this life, are these, that he gathereth and reserveth to himself an everlasting Church, making us citizens thereof: that he giveth peace to small states which are retiring and resting places of the Church: that he hath placed over them governors serving him in true religion, cherishing the church and all good learning: that he upholdeth schools; ⟨p. 248⟩and giveth unto them fit teachers, and inflameth the minds of some men with desire of learning the truth and delivering it to posterity, but especially that he sendeth amongst us the light of the gospel, cleansing & refining it from idols, freeing us from Antichristian darkness, ordaining strength out of the mouths of infants and sucklings, at whose voice alone the very gates of hell, though terrible in themselves, do tremble & fall to everlasting ruin. It is out of question that all these benefits do not happen unto us by chance, or mans wisdom, but are given and continued to us by the singular providence and bounty of God, as may appear partly by their greatness and excellency, and partly by this, that amongst so great furies of the world and the devil, and so great weakness & infirmity of themselves, they could not otherwise be retained.
THe greatest benefits that God hath bestowed, and such as are farre to be prefered before all others of this life, are these, that he gathereth and reserueth to himselfe an euerlasting Church, makinge vs citizens thereof: that hee giueth peace to small states vvhich are retiringe and restinge places of the Church: that hee hath placed ouer them gouernours seruing him in true religion, cherishinge the church and all good learning: that hee vpholdeth schooles;