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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
Title page: Internet Archive scan of the Early English Books microfilm
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.
Having examined in the former question what Christs Anointing may import and signify, it remaineth that we prosecute in brief his three-fold office, or the three parts of the office of the Mediatorship, whereunto Christ is anointed. Where were are to observe the Definitions of a Prophet, Priest, and King: which are deduced out of the several functions which each of these executed from all antiquity. The word Prophet, cometh from the Greek word [Greek or Hebrew],1 which signifieth to publish abroad things either present, or to come. A Prophet in general is, A person called of God, who publisheth and expoundeth unto men the will of God, concerning things either present, or to come; which, without some revelation from God, remain unknown to us: as being such, to the knowledge whereof men were not able by themselves to come. A Prophet is either a Minister, 2or the head and chief of the Prophets, which is Christ. Of ministerial Prophets, some are of the Old, some of the New Testament. Of the New Testament, some are specially so called, some only in general. The Prophets of the Old Testament were persons immediately called and instructed of God himself, either by instinct, or by dreams, or by divine visions, or by speeches had by God with them, that they should declare to men, to whom they were sent, the true doctrine concerning God and his Worship, and cleanse and clear it from errors and corruptions; that they should recount and illustrate the promise of the Messiah to come, and his kingdom and benefits, or remission of sins, and eternal life, by and for him to be given to all Believers; that they should fore-tell future events, good and bad, and rewards and punishments; that they should guide, and administer, and order many counsels and offices, public or civill, having divine and certain testimonies to warrant them, that they could not err in such doctrine, precepts, and counsels, as they propounded in the Name of God. Those testimonies were especially these: 1. The continual consent of the Prophets in Israel, of Moses and the Patriarchs, both one with another,3 and with those first divine revelations, which were given at the Creation in Paradise. 2. Miracles certainly coming from God. 3. The events of things exactly answering to the sacred Oracles, and Predictions of the Prophets. 4.