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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.
4. What is Christs kingdom.
4. What is Christs kingdome.
1A King is a person ordained by God, to govern in a people, and bear rule alone, according to honest laws, and to have power to reward the good, and punish the bad, and to defend his subjects against their enemies, having no superior Governor above him. The King of Kings, Christ, is a person immediately ordained of God, to gather and rule by his word and Spirit his Church, purchased by his blood; and to defend her, 2being subject unto him, and serving him, against all her enemies both corporal and spiritual, and to reward her with eternal rewards but to cast her enemies into everlasting pains and torments. His name is called the word of God.3 And he hath upon his garment and upon his thigh a name written, The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Wherefore Christs royal office is, §11. To rule by his word and Spirit his Church, gathered out of all Nations, from the beginning of the world. For, that it may go well with us under this King, it is not enough, if he outwardly teach us, what he would have us, his subjects to perform; unless also by his Spirit he move our hearts and cause us to be obedient to his commandment. §22. To defend and preserve this his Church in this life, against all both inward and outward, domesticall and foreign foes: which also he doth perform, while not only by his powerful hand he is ever present with us, but furnisheth us also with those weapons, wherewith our selves also may constantly and happily •nter the combat, against our most mighty foes, and utterly vanquish and discomfit them. This sacred harness and warlike furniture is described