A64611:1091
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.
But seeing the new Arians do marvellously deprave, by their new and crafty devised Sophisms, this notable place of John, concerning the Word, subsisting before the flesh born of the Virgin, and creating and preserving all things, that thereby they might rob and despoil the Son of God of his true and eternal Deity; it seemed good here to adjoin those things which Zacharias Ursinus some years since noted and drew out, as to be opposed against these corruptions and forgeries, briefly indeed and barely after the manner of Logicians; yet such as are learned and sound, whereby also the like corruptions and wrestings of places of holy Scripture may easily be observed, discerned, and refuted.
But seeing the new Arrians do marvellously deprave, by their new and crafty devised Sophismes, this notable place of John, concerning the Word, subsisting before the flesh born of the Virgin, and creating and preserving all things, that thereby they might rob and dispoile the Son of God of his true and eternall Deity; it seemed good here to adjoyne those things which Zacharias Ursinus some yeeres since noted and drew out, as to be opposed against these corruptions and forgeries, briefly indeed and barely after the manner of Logicians; yet such as are learned and sound, whereby also the like corruptions and wrestings of places of holy Scripture may easily be observed, discerned, and refuted.
John purposing to write the Gospel of Christ, in the first entrance proposeth the sum of that doctrine, which he purposed to deliver and confirm out of the story and sermons of Christ.1 And seeing the knowledge of Christ consisteth in his person and office, he describeth both; and showeth, that Christ is the eternal Son and Word of God the Father, who, taking flesh, was made man, that he might be made a sacrifice for our sins, and might make us, through faith in him, the Sons of God, and Heirs of eternal life. This Word then, whom afterwards he calleth the only begotten Son of the Father, he saith now, to have been in the beginning: which showeth his eternity.