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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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To these they add the examples of the Church, 1whom they say even from the Apostles to these very times to have believed and observed some things,§1 not only not delivered in the Scripture, but contrary to the Scripture. They bring forth the self same decree of Jerusalem, concerning things offered to Idols, and blood: which being made of the Apostles, and expressly set down in the Scripture, was yet abolished by the Church. But it hath been already said, that that constitution was made, not that it should last for ever, but for a time, for a certain cause, even for the infirmity of the Church, which was gathered from among the Jews: and after that cause ceased, that ordinance taketh place no longer. Neither yet did it at that time fetter mens consciences, as if the worshipping or offending of God did lye in it: wherefore the abrogating of it is not contrary, but doth very well agree with it. To these also they reckon the observing of the Lords day. §2We truly as we do believe this to be an Apostolic tradition, and perceive it to be profitable, and a far other manner of one then for the most part they are which they would fain thrust upon us under the Apostles name; so we do not put any worship of God to consist in this thing, but know it to be left arbitrary unto the Church. Even as it is said, Let no man condemn you in respect of a holy day. §3But they affirm also, that some things not written are believed, which yet to call to question, we our selves confess to be unlawful: as, That Infants are to be baptised, That Christ descended into Hell, 2That the Son of God is consubstantial unto the eternal Father. But they are too impudent, if they take unto themselves a licence of hatching new opinions, because the Church for ⟨p. 16⟩to expound the meaning of the Scripture, useth somewhere words which are not extant in the Scripture. But impious are they and blasphemous, if they say the doctrine it self which the Church professeth in these words, is not extant in the Scripture.