A14212:956
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 these learned and judicial men here present, may in the common heaviness make this benefit, that they persuade themselves they may shift of the burden of this exercise without prejudice of their credit: as for me, the necessity of my place enforceth either to provide some other who will and may better discharge it then my self, or else to submit my self to the hazard of your censures. The weight of my other affairs do overmuch distract me, the conscience of mine own weakness doth amaze me, the worth and greatness of the thing it self deters me. All this notwithstanding, the authority of this school prevaileth over mine affairs, good ensample and public pattern of the church forceth my conscience, and necessity it self doth thrust me forward setting aside respect of the worth and majesty of this subject, to say some thing thereof in this assembly. Trusting therefore to your courtesy and indifferency (worshipful and worthy auditors) first I desire & entreat ⟨p. 310⟩you to hear favourably this my oration, no way matching (I confess) that matchless mans deserts, or your expectation, or mine own duty, but only fitting my poor mediocrity: then that you would vouchsafe lovingly to excuse me (plucking only some few fruits from that most rare and sacred tree (if I neither flourish out this picture with those curious colours, nor furnish out this table with those divers and daine•i• dishes which that rich store house might afford, but rather supply what mine ignorance hath omitted, and pardon both for shortness of time and vehemency of grief, whatsoever I shall happen to speak unadvisedly. For in that man I purpose not to speak of that we admired whilst it was present, and now want being absent (for I neither know nor can reckon all) nor of many such things as I know, and have much thought of (for even that also were almost infinite, and would seem incredible to many) but I intend in few words to lay down a brief of those virtues and good gifts which heretofore we have all seen, and whose loss we now lament, and to shadow out unto you the damage redounding to us all by the untimely death of that man of fame, that by this fi•e we may be inflamed to strong faith and serious repentance, and more and more frame our selves to imitation of this worthy witness and valiant champion of CHRIST JESUS.
But these learned and iudicial men herepresēt, may in the common heauinesse make this benefit, that they perswade themselues they may shift of the burden of this exercise without preiudice of their credit: as for me, the necessitie of my place enforceth either to prouide some other who will and may better discharg it then my selfe, or els to submit my selfe to the hazard of your censures. The waight of my other affaires do ouermuch distract me, the conscience of mine owne weaknes doth amaze mee, the worth and greatnes of the thinge it selfe deters me. All this notwithstāding, the authoritie of this schoole preuaileth ouer mine affaires, good ensample and publique paterne of the church forceth my conscience, and necessitie it selfe doth thrust me forward setting aside respect of the worthe and maiestie of this subiect, to say some thinge therof in this assemblie. Trusting therfore to your courtesie and indifferencie (worshipfull and worthie auditors) first I desire & entreate