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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.
Object. 2. He who is not named in the Scripture, before the taking of flesh, the Son of God, was not the Son of God before his nativity of the Virgin: Wherefore he was not the Son of God before. Answ. 1. We deny the Major; for we know that Gods revelation and manifesting in the New Testament is clearer than in the Old: And therefore, albeit it were true, which these would, that the Son of God is not called the Son, but after the assumption of the flesh: yet notwithstanding, seeing in many places it is showed most clearly; that the Son, who took flesh, was before he took flesh: (as, The Word, who is the only begotten Son of the Father, 1was in the beginning. By the Son all things were made. My Father worketh hitherto, and I work:) it may not be said, that therefore the Son was not before he took flesh, because he was not called before by his name. Ans. 2. The Minor is not true:2 For however the Old Testament be more obscure and dark than the New; yet is he called by Solomon the co-eternal wisdom of God, begotten of God. Likewise it was foretold that the Messiah should be God, and the Son of God and after another manner than other sons. His name shall be called Immanuel. 3He shall call his name wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father. This is the name whereby they shall call him, The Lord our righteousness. The Lord hath said unto me, 4Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee. Again, Kiss the Sonne. I will be his Father, 5and he shall be my Sonne. Wherefore long before was he signified to be the Son of God, who afterwards was to be man.
Object. 2. He who is not named in the Scripture, before the taking of flesh, the Sonne of God, was not the Sonne of God before his nativity of the Virgin: Wherefore he was not the Sonne of God before. Answ. 1. We deny the Major; for we know that Gods revelation and manifesting in the New Testament is clearer than in the Old: And therefore, albeit it were true, which these would, that the Son of God is not called the Son, but after the assumption of the flesh: yet notwithstanding, seeing in many places it is shewed most cleerly; that the Sonne, who tooke flesh, was before he tooke flesh: (as, The Word, who is the onely begotten Sonne of the Father,