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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.
1The everlasting Father, author, preserver, propagator, and amplifier of his Church through all ages of the world. The Ruler that should come forth out of Bethlehem, 2was given from everlasting to he the Head and Saviour of the Church. He shall be peace, even before he came out of Bethlehem, and the Saviour of his Church against the Assyrians and all her enemies.3 The seed of the woman shall break the Serpents head. This victory and conquest over the Devil, began even from the beginning of the world▪ David acknowledgeth the Messiah also to be his Lord, a Priest, and a King, not only that was to come in the flesh,4 but even now present, to whom now long before God had said, Thou art a Priest; that is, whom he had already ordained to this office, living▪ working, and preserving the elect. There is one God, and […] Mediator between God and man, 5which is the man Christ Jesus▪ Therefore this man is the Mediator of all from the very beginning: he is the Mediator, obtaining, and giving the blessings, which he hath obtained, unto all. I give unto •h•m eternal life. 6He hath appointed him over all things, to be the head to the Church. The Spirit of Christ in the Prophets. By the Spirit he went and preached unto the spirits that now are in Prison, 7which were in time passed disobedient. Ye are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cor•e•-stone. Which place is diligently to be observed: For then, either Christ is the head, foundation, sanctifier, and Saviour of a part of the Church only, which is most absurd: or he was this from the beginning of the world. He is made the builder of the house, whereof Moses also was a part.