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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 though both those rudiments which we learn be few, & the word of preaching be plained to our capacity, wherein God himself speaketh to us as unto infants, & suffereth us to speak like infants of himself, yet will God so exact of us in this life skill in this doctrine of himself, that otherwise he giveth us no hope of an other life, & these rudiments (how simple so ever) do so far exceed all human wisdom, that betwixt the one and the other is no comparison. For these principles or grounds are a wisdom unknown to reason, necessary & sufficient to everlasting salvation. Let us, therefore not only ⟨p. 61⟩acknowledge our infancy, but also show our selves willing to be reckoned in the number of sucklings & infants. For as the child groweth not that is not sustained with the mothers milk or other convenient nourishment: so neither must we refuse the milk of Gods word, whereby we are nourished and sustained unto eternal life, least we be put besides all hope of our perfection. This is that spiritual infancy,1 pleasing God as Christ witnesseth when he rebuketh the Pharisees which were offended at the children singing in the temple Hosanna to the son of David. These are those infants, in whose words it pleaseth him to be powerful, by whose mouth, as the psalm addeth, he perfecteth his strength, or (as they translate it who consider the original) he stablisheth his kingdom. But he speaketh of that strength or kingdom which is seen in this life:2 which is for the son of God to appoint & uphold his ministry, to gather his dispersed church, to quicken the faithful believers by the preaching of the Gospel, to sanctify them by the holy spirit unto eternal life, to protect his church in this life against the kingdom of Satan, after this life to raise up the faithful unto life eternal, that in them his Deity may reign openly, not by ministry.
But though both those rudiments which wee learne be feawe, & the word of preachinge bee plained to our capacitie, wherein God himselfe speaketh to vs as vnto infants, & suffereth vs to speake like infantes of himselfe, yet will God so exact of vs in this life skill in this doctrine of himselfe, that otherwise he giueth vs no hope of an other life, & these rudiments (how simple so euer) do so farre exceede all humaine wisedome, that betwixt the one and the other is no comparison. For these principles or groundes are a wisedome vnknowne to reason, necessary & sufficiēt to everlasting saluation. Let vs, therefore not only