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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.
AN ORATION OF D. ZECHARIAH URSINE, exhorting to the study of Christianity: pronounced by him in the ELIZABETH School when he began his Lectures upon PHILIP MELANCHTHON his grounds of Divinity entitled Examen Theologicum. *⁎*
AN ORATION OF D. ZACHARY VRSINE, exhorting to the study of Christianity: pronounced by him in the ELIZABETH Schoole when he began his Lectures vpon PHILIP MELANCTHON his groundes of Divinitie intituled Eramen Theologicum. *⁎*
Since by advise of your regents and overseers in study, I have been wished to deliver unto you some short sum of Christianity, I must acknowledge my weakness far unable to support a burden of such weight. For this is a doctrine ever past understanding not only of the most wise and sharp-sighted of this world (unless instructed by the voice of the Church and power of the holy Spirit) but for a great part unknown even to the Angels themselves, until it pleased the son of God to reveal it out of the deep wisdom of his eternal father, which if all ⟨p. 59⟩the wits and tongues of men and angels should strain themselves to unfold and grace with curiosity of stile and depth of invention, they could never be able to speak any thing correspondent to the dignity and desert of so divine a subject. Being therefore to my self guilty of mine own defects, I had rather leave this labour to some other, who might more worthily attempt, & more happily perform it then my self: but considering again the place and person I sustain, I have thought it my duty to do you all service in furthering your salvation, & to show obedience to God inviting me to these religious labours, and promising (which is the chiefest thing) his gracious assistance, which who so enjoyeth need not despair of any thing, for it pleaseth God to show his mighty power in weak and abject instruments, according to that of the Psalmist, Out of the mouth of babes & sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. Psal. 8. 3. The word which he useth signifieth a child which beginneth to speak & understand. But it is a thing usual to attribute the name of children, not unto those only which are so in years, but unto those also which are such in understanding or doing ought besides. They also which are infants in years, are sufficient witnesses of Gods goodness and providence. The manifest tokens of Gods presence in miraculous propagation, preservation, & sustaining of mankind do sufficiently refel and refute Dis and Athsts of