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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
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1Fourthly, there cannot be any thing added of men unto this doctrine without great injury and contumely done unto the holy Scripture. For if other things, besides these that are written, are necessary to the perfection of true Religion; then doth not the Scripture show the perfect manner of worshipping God, and of attaining to salvation; which fighteth with the plain words of Scripture, which affirm, that God hath opened unto us in his Word as much as he would have us know in this life concerning his will towards us:2 as Christ saith, All things which I have heard of my Father, I have made known unto you. And Paul, I have kept nothing back, but have showed you all the counsel of God. 3And, Knowing that thou hast known the holy Scriptures from a child, 4which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. For the whole Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teach, to improve, to correct, and to instruct in righteousness.
1Fourthly, there cannot be any thing added of men unto this doctrine without great injury and contumely done unto the holy Scripture. For if other things, besides these that are written, are necessary to the perfection of true Religion; then doth not the Scripture shew the perfect manner of worshipping God, and of attaining to salvation; which fighteth with the plain words of Scripture, which affirme, that God hath opened unto us in his Word as much as he would have us know in this life concerning his will towards us:2 as Christ saith, All things which I have heard of my Father, I have made knowne unto you. And Paul, I have kept nothing backe, but have shewed you all the counsell of God. 3And, Knowing that thou hast knowne the holy Scriptures from a child, 4