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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.
But to return to my purpose, if Calvin in this conflict did not make all fi•h that came to net, but signified that many things approved by ancient Fathers were now too much exposed to cavil of heretics being otherwise of himself a most valiant maintainer of Christs eternal majesty, which preeminence even the slanderous adversary (to his grief) must of conscience yield unto him: must he therefore be proclaimed an Arian, or patron of Arians? doth he deserve to be so contumeliously distained, as if carried headlong with a violent stream of vain glorious boasting, he did of set purpose corrupt the plainest oracles of scripture touching the mystery of the sacred Trinity, & eternal Deity of the Son & holy Ghost• or as though he wrested the Christians weapons out of their hands? or by manifest consent were an open abetter of the Arrinish glossies? No, no, would to God rather you Ubiquitaries did not so, o• would at least cease to spread the infection of your Arian leprosy throughout the church. He indeed made choice of some argument before others, not ⟨p. 44⟩unadvisedly, or to such purpose as you slanderously imagine, but as himself often professeth, because he did wish we would bring nothing but what were sound and substantial.
But to return to my purpose, if Calvin in this cōflict did not make all fi•h that came to net, but signified that many things approued by auncient Fathers were now too much exposed to cavil of heretiques being otherwise of himselfe a most valiant maintainer of Christs eternal maiesty, which preeminence even the slanderous adversary (to his griefe) must of conscience yeeld vnto him: must he therefore be proclaimed an Arrian, or patron of Arrians? doth he deserue to be so contumeliously distained, as if carried headlong with a violent streame of vaine glorious boasting, he did of set purpose corrupt the plainest oracles of scripture touching the mystery of the sacred Trinity, & eternal Deity of the Son & holy Ghost• or as though he wrested the Christians weapons out of their hands? or by manifest consent were an opē abetter of the Arrinish glosies? No, no, would to God rather you Vbiquitaries did not so, o• would at least cease to spread the infection of your Arrian leprosie throughout the church. He indeede made choise of some argument before others, not