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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.
Who spared not his own Son. Here also we must observe the right forms of speech to be used in Christs and our filiation, son-hood, or estate of sons.1 Christ according to his divinity is called Gods natural Son, because he is begotten from everlasting of the essence of the Father. According to his humanity he is not called Gods natural Son, but Gods Son by grace▪ by grace, I say, not of adoption, but of conception by the holy Ghost, & of union with the Word. The reason why, according to his humanity, he is not Gods natural Son, is, because, according to his humanity, he is not begotten of the essence of the Father. The reason why, according to his humanity, he is not Gods adopted Son, is, because he was not made a son of no son, but in the same moment wherein he began to be, began also to be a son. The Angels are called the natural sons of God; but by grace of creation, as man also was before his fall. The regenerate in this life are sons by grace, not of creation, but of adoption. Grace therefore in respect of adoption, is as a general in respect of a special: For there are three degrees or kinds of grace, to wit, grace of creation, grace of conception by the holy Ghost and Union with the Word, and grace of adoption.
Who spared not his owne Son. Here also we must observe the right forms of speech to be used in Christs and our filiation, son-hood, or estate of sons.1 Christ according to his divinity is called Gods naturall Son, because he is begotten from everlasting of the essence of the Father. According to his humanity he is not called Gods naturall Son, but Gods Son by grace▪ by grace, I say, not of adoption, but of conception by the holy Ghost, & of union with the Word. The reason why, according to his humanity, he is not Gods naturall Son, is, because, according to his humanity, he is not begotten of the essence of the Father. The reason why, according to his humanity, he is not Gods adopted Son, is, because he was not made a son of no son, but in the same moment wherein he began to be, began also to be a son. The Angels are called the naturall sons of God; but by grace of creation, as man also was before his fall. The regenerate in this life are sons by grace, not of creation, but of adoption. Grace therefore in respect of adoption, is as a generall in respect of a speciall: For there are three degrees or kindes of grace, to wit, grace of creation, grace of conception by the holy Ghost and Union with the Word, and grace of adoption.