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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.
In these words he converteth his speech to the Father, to prove, that he was able by his power to lift up the Son to divine majesty. Answ. This is an impudent shift and elusion: 1. Because it is said before, But unto the Son; which appertaineth to both places of the Psalm cited by the Apostle. 2. Because the Psalm doth entreat of Christs kingdom: and therefore those words which there are spoken of the Lord, are to be understood next and immediately of his person; secondarily, and mediately of the Father. Repl. 1. If he made all things, then the Father made them not by him. 1Ans. Both he made them, and they were made by him. Whatsoever things the Father doth, the same doth the Son also: And yet the Father doth them by him. Repl. 2. The Creator cannot be compared with the creatures: But Christ is there compared with the Angels: Therefore creation of things is not attributed unto Christ. Answ. He is not compared with the creatures in any proportion, but without proportion. This, the place it self of the Psalm proveth: The heavens shall perish, but thou dost remain. Repl. 3. If he were Creator and equal with the Father, he could not sit at his right hand. Ans. We may invert this, and say of the contrary rather, if he were not equal, he could not sit at his right hand: Because none but the omnipotent and true God is able to administer the kingdom of heaven and earth. Who being in the form of God, 2thought it no robbery to be equal with God. Thus saith the Lord that created heaven, Every knee shall bow unto me: This is said of Christ. Again, I am, I am the first, and I am the last. My hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call them, they stand up together. These words Christ applieth unto himself.
In these wordes hee converteth his speech to the Father, to prove, that hee was able by his power to lift up the Sonne to divine majesty. Answ. This is an impudent shift and elusion: 1. Because it is said before, But unto the Son; which appertaineth to both places of the Psalme cited by the Apostle. 2. Because the Psalme doth intreat of Christs kingdom: and therefore those words which there are spoken of the Lord, are to be understood next and immediatly of his person; secondarily, and mediately of the Father. Repl. 1. If hee made all things, then the Father made them not by him.