A14216:1157
The Sum of Christian Religion
The sum of Christian religion: delivered by Zacharias Ursinus in his lectures upon the Catechism authorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolved the questions of whatsoever points of moment, which have been or are controversed in divinity. Translated into English by Henry Parry, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supply of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of divinity, and with correction of sundry faults & imperfections, which are [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latin.The summe of Christian religion: deliuered by Zacharias Vrsinus in his lectures vpon the Catechism autorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolued the questions of whatsoeuer points of moment, which haue beene or are controuersed in diuinitie. Translated into English by Henrie Parrie, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supplie of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of diuinitie, and with correction of sundrie faults & imperfections, which ar [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latine.
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1587Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1587
Part 2 › OF GODS PROVIDENCE. › Section 2: 2 WHAT THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD IS.
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.
1 Objection. Wised. 1.13. God made not death. Answer. True, not before sin, when he created all things. 2 Object. Hose. 13.9. Thy destruction is of thy self Israel. Answer. True, as concerning the desert: but as concerning the effecting or inflicting of their punishments, it is from God. 3 Object. He will not death. Ezech. 18.23. & 33.11. Answer. He will not death with a desire of destroying,1 or that he delighteth in the destruction, vexation, or perdition of his creature: neither would he it, or would effect or cause it, if it were nothing else, but a destruction and perdition. But he will it, & worketh it, and delighteth in it, as it is the punishment of ⟨p. 391⟩sin, and the execution of his justice, or the delivery of his Church, or a chastisement, or trial, or Martyrdom, or ransom, Isay. 1.24. Psalm. 2.4. Proverb. 1.26. 4 Objection. He will that all men shall be saved. 1. Tim. 2.4. 2. Pet. 3.9. Answer. All men, that is, all sorts of men. For out of all sorts of men he chooseth his chosen.
1 Obiection. Wised. 1.13. God made not death. Answere. True, not before sin, when he created all things. 2 Obiect. Hose. 13.9. Thy destruction is of thy selfe Israel. Answere. True, as concerning the desert: but as concerning the effecting or inflicting of their punishments, it is from God. 3 Obiect. He will not death. Ezech. 18.23