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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.
1Out of this distinction of sons, it is clear both how we are the sons of God, namely, by adoption; and how Christ is the only begotten Son of God, to wit, two ways: §11. According to his Divinity, because, as touching this nature, he alone was from everlasting begotten of the substance of his Father: We have seen his glory, 2as the glory of the only begotten Son of the Father. §22. According to his humanity in some sort, (though unproperly) because even according to this also he was born after such a manner, as never was any other besides him, to wit, of an unspotted Virgin, by the power and virtue of the holy Ghost. Christ is farther called the first begotten, §11. According to his Godhead▪ both in respect of time, and of worthiness: because he, before all,3 was begotten from everlasting of the Father; and is perfect God; and all were made by him, and by, and for him are delivered, and receive the right of sons. §22. According to his humanity, in respect of his worthiness only and right: 1. Because he was begotten after a singular manner. 2. Because he hath his subsistence in the person of the Word, to the unity whereof the humanity was assumed. 3. Because he hath by his merit purchased the right of sons for others. 4. Because in gifts, works, majesty, authority, he unspeakably excelleth all the sons of God, even Angels themselves, and is Lord and head of them all. Unto Christ therefore, in respect of his humanity, agreeth this, which of old was signified by the type of the first-born: For after the decease of his father, the first-born took two portions of his fathers goods, when as the rest had each but one. Now the cause of that right was his office & function:4 For he succeeded into the room of his father, so that he had authority over his family, and the rest of his brethren, and did bear rule over them. So Christ the Son of God hath also right, according to his humanity, over the rest of his brethren, and all the sons of God: and he, but one, hath received moe and more excellent gifts, than have all the rest: because he is the Lord of his Fathers house, the rest are his Ministers.