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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.
And the Word was made flesh.) Saint John declareth the manner how that Word came unto his own: 1namely, that he was made man, and that weak, mortal, like unto us in all things, except sin: Therefore he saith, he was made flesh, and conversed among men for a season. Now he was man, not by any change, but by taking the humane nature unto his God-head. They construe it, That this Doctor or Teacher was (not, was made) a man weak, 2and base. Which they will prove: Because, say they, the Greek word signifieth oftentimes not to be made, but to be, as John was a man, where the same Greek word was used. Ans. 1. The word signifieth more commonly to be made, as, All things were made by him: The world was made by him. In both which places, as in others also, the same Greek word is used. 2. It signifieth in this place also, that he was made. 1. Because it was showed before, that the Word signifieth a subsistence or person, which was from the beginning of the world. 2. He began to be flesh when he came unto his own. Now he teacheth, that Christ did before time lighten all men that came into the world, and was in the world not known, when he came unto his own: Therefore he not only was, but was made flesh, which before he was not. 3. Other places of Scripture, which teach the same in other words, do not admit any other sense or meaning. He took the seed of Abraham. He took part of their flesh and blood. He took on him the form of a servant, when as he was before in the form of God. 3He being rich, for your sakes became poor. God is manifested in the flesh, Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. There is one thing therefore in Christ, which came in the flesh; and another thing, which was the flesh it self, wherein that came. Repl. The place Hebr. 2. meaneth his delivering of us. Ans. First, the words which go before: Secondly, the sense showeth, that he speaketh not there of any qualities, but of the very humane nature; when as he showeth, that therefore Christ was necessarily to have been true man, because men were to be delivered by him through his sacrifice.
And the Word was made flesh.) Saint John declareth the maner how that Word came unto his own: