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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.
1And we saw the glory thereof, as the glory of the only begotten Son of the Father.) This glory is the divine power, which he showed in his miracles, in his transfiguration upon the Mount, in his resurrection from death, his ascension into heaven, his sending of the holy Ghost, his power and efficacy by his Ministry. Now thus far they agree and confess the same. But when we say further: This glory testifieth him to be the only begotten Son of •od, that is, the Son of God by nature, begotten of the substance of the Father, w•• is also himself the very tr•• eternal God, Maker of all things: here they shake hands with us and dissent: For they say, That he is called the only begotten, not because he is the Son of God by nature, but because he was borne after a singular manner, namely, of a Virgin, conceived by the holy Ghost. But this reason is not sufficient: 1. Because if he be not a Son of the substance of the Father, but either by creation, or by adoption, or by conformation with God, either from the womb, as in Christ conceived by the holy Ghost; or afterwards, as in other men, he shall not be the only ⟨p. 255⟩begotten: For, so are others also the sons of God, both Angels and Men, though not in that degree of gifts, yet in the manner of generation: Wherefore it remaineth, that he be the only begotten Son by nature, after which manner, no other is the Son of God. 2. Because, for that which he is here said the only begotten, he is other-where said to be the proper Son of God: And he is the proper Son, who is of the substance of his Father: he that is of another substance, is no proper Son.2 3. He is said to be such a Son of the Lord, as who is also himself the Lord: which as it is manifest by other places of both Testaments, so it is said of John Baptist, that he shall go before Christ, who is called of the Angel Gabriel, The Son of the most High, and the Lord God of the children of Israel, 3whose hearts John Baptist shall turn unto him, and should go before his face. And of Zechariah he is called the most High, whose Prophet and Fore-runner John Baptist should be, whose way he should prepare, and unto whose people he should give knowledge of salvation.