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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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that it overthroweth the ministry, & leaveth no place for wholesome exhortation; that it breedeth security & despair in men: and an hundred other positions of this kind, wherewith if you confer the ancient pestilent heresies of Pelagius & Coelestius, they will concur with this doctrine, & meet therewith as just as germans lips. For the Pelagians taught the self same as appeareth both out of the writings S. Austen, & out of the epistles of Prosper, and of Hilary. unto him, touching the relics & remainder of the Pelagian heresy in France. They taught that in deed all men had sinned in Adam, 1and that no man was saved by his own works, but by the grace of God in regeneration, howbeit the propitiation of Christs blood is (say they) proposed unto all without exception, that whosoever will lay hold on faith, & receive the Sacrament of Baptism may be saved; that God knew before the framing of the world, who would believe & continue faith full, & that he predestinated them unto his kingdom whom he foresaw to be such, as being freely called by grace would prove worthy their Election, and depart this life with a laudable & ⟨p. 48⟩happy end; & that therefore all men are admonished to believe & live well, that no man might despair of attaining salvation. They denied that there was a set number predestinate of God, least the use of exhortation thereby should be void, and the force and edge of preaching rebated. They averred that all serious industry in welldoing was clean removed, & all manner of virtues cancelled, if Gods decree prevent men• wills; that under the title of Predestination the Stoics fatal necessity was again set on foot and established; that the. 9. Chap. to the Rom. was was never understood by the ancient Fathers of the Church of a free Election preventing our will and merits; That this doctrine thwarteth & crosseth the edification of preachers & teachers; and were it true, yet is it not to be divulged and uttered in public, because it may minister unto some cause of despair; & the hearts of ignorant men are by this kind of dispute set on mammering: because the Catholic faith may be taught and defended without it. Faustus added unto mans endeavour the help of grace, that for sooth graces & mans endeavour yoked together finish […] works which remain, & God by his word worketh in us it will that which we read or hear: