A14212:844
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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15 Both Sacraments and preaching of the gospel are Gods word, which he exerciseth towards his church by the Ministers, because they teach, offer, & promise unto us the same communion of Christ and his benefits, and are external instruments of the holy Ghost, whereby he moveth our hearts to believe, and therefore maketh us partakers of faith in respect of Christ and his benefits. Neither yet is the working of the holy Ghost tied unto these sacraments; nor do they at all profit but rather hurt such as with faith do not apply them to themselves, as the very words & rites do signify.
15 Both Sacraments and preching of the gospel are Gods worde, which hee exerciseth tovvardes his church by the Ministers, because they teach, offer, & promise vnto vs the same communion of Christ and his benefites, and are external instruments of the holy Ghost, wherby he moveth our hearts to beleeue, and therefore maketh vs partakers of faith in respect of Christ and his benefits. Neither yet is the working of the holy Ghost tied vnto these sacraments; nor doe they at al profit but rather hurt such as with faith do not apply them to themselues, as the very words & rites do signifie.
The proof. That the Ministers do all in GODS name in administration of sacraments, and that by the sacraments God doth signify, that is, teach, offer, & promise unto us the communion of Christ, we showed before in our second proof. Whereupon followeth this other conclusion, that the holy ghost thereby moveth our harts to belief. For because sacraments are a visible promise, they have the same authority to confirm faith in us, as hath a promise made by word. Whence also followeth a third conclusion. For that which serveth to kindle & stir up faith in us, the same also serveth to the receiving of the communion of Christ: because we have this communion through faith. The bread is the communion of Christ body. Baptism saveth us, &c. And yet ⟨p. 284⟩the holy Ghost doeth not always by them confirm our faith: because neither by the word doth it always kindle faith in us; as the examples of Simon Magus and infinite others do show. That the use of sacraments without faith is hurtful, is already proved in the eleventh proposition.