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The sum of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism,…The summe of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism,…
The sum of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism, and then afterwards more enlarged by a sound and judicious exposition, and application of the same : wherein also are debated and resolved the questions of whatsoever points of moment have been, or are controversed in divinity / first Englished by D. Henry Parry, and now again conferred with the best and last Latin edition of D. David Pareus, sometimes Professor of Divinity in Heidelberg ; whereunto is added a large and full alphabetical table of such matters as are therein contained ; together with all the Scriptures that are occasionally handled, by way either of controversy, exposition, or reconciliation, neither of which was done before, but now is performed for the readers delight and benefit ; to this work of Ursinus are now at last annexed the Theological miscellanies of D. David Pareus in which the orthodoxall tenets are briefly and solidly confirmed, and the contrary errors of the Papists, Ubiquitaries, Antitrinitaries, Eutychians, Socinians, and Arminians fully refuted ; and now translated into English out of the original Latin copy by A.R.The summe of Christian religion, delivered by Zacharias Ursinus first, by way of catechism, and then afterwards more enlarged by a sound and judicious exposition, and application of the same : wherein also are debated and resolved the questions of whatsoever points of moment have been, or are controversed in divinitie / first Englished by D. Henry Parry, and now again conferred with the best and last Latine edition of D. David Pareus, sometimes Professour of Divinity in Heidelberge ; whereunto is added a large and full alphabeticall table of such matters as are therein contained ; together with all the Scriptures that are occasionally handled, by way either of controversie, exposition, or reconciliation, neither of which was done before, but now is performed for the readers delight and benefit ; to this work of Ursinus are now at last annexed the Theologicall miscellanies of D. David Pareus in which the orthodoxall tenets are briefly and solidly confirmed, and the contrary errours of the Papists, Ubiquitaries, Antitrinitaries, Eutychians, Socinians, and Arminians fully refuted ; and now translated into English out of the originall Latine copie by A.R.
London: printed by James Young, 1645
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.
TO THE CHRISTIAN READERS, HENRY PARRY wisheth grace and peace through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Whereas but a small and short remnant of days is allotted unto every of us, to try the hazard and adventure of this world in Christs holy merchandise (yet forty years, and the youngest may, the oldest must depart) I being subject to this common case and most certain uncertainty of our life, neither knowing, if perhaps at this present my staff standeth next the door; have bin, and am desirous and earnest in this behalf, so to bestow all my possible endeavours in this my Lord and Masters traffic, as that I may not return unto him with a talent in a Napkin, and withal may leave behind me some poor token and testimony of my love and duty towards him and his blessed Spouse, with future posterity. Which my desire and earnest deliberation, struggling and striving so long within me, until it had gotten the conquest of such shamefast and fearful motions, wherewith men are well acquainted, who are at all acquainted with their own infirmities: I was thereby at length drawn to this bold and hardy resolution, as to commit something to the press, and so to the eyes of them, whose great and sharp censures I have ever with trembling thought of heretofore, and even now would fly them with all willingness.
WHereas but a small and short remnant of daies is alloted unto every of us, to try the hazzard and adventure of this world in Christs holy merchandize (yet forty yeeres, and the youngest may, the oldest must depart) I being subject to this common case and most certain uncertainty of our life, neither knowing, if perhaps at this present my staffe standeth next the doore; have bin, and am desirous and earnest in this behalfe, so to bestow all my possible endeavours in this my Lord and Masters traffique, as that I may not return unto him with a talent in a Napkin, and withall may leave behinde mee some poore token and testimony of my love and duty towards him and his blessed Spouse, with future posterity. Which my desire and earnest deliberation, struggling and striving so long within mee, untill it had gotten the conquest of such shamefast and fearefull motions, wherewith men are well acquainted, who are at all acquainted with their own infirmities: I was thereby at length drawn to this bold and hardy resolution, as to commit something to the presse, and so to the eyes of them, whose great and sharp censures I have ever with trembling thought of heretofore, and even now would fly them with all willingnesse.