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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.
Now let us return unto those Orders and Classes of arguments and reasons, whereby we prove the eternal subsistence of Christ.1 Unto the sixth Class are referred those testimonies, which testify Christ to be the wisdom of God. The argument is this: The wisdom of God is eternal, and subsisting before Jesus was borne. But the Son is that wisdom of God: Therefore the Son is eternal and subsisting before Jesus born of the Virgin. The Major of this reason Solomon confirmeth in the place afore-signified, where he ascribeth those things to wisdom, which fall not into any, but which is subsisting, living, and working: as, That it subsisted in God before things were created, That it was begotten, &c. The Minor we prove, 1. Because Solomon saith, That that wisdom was begotten of God. And, To be begotten, when it is spoken of such a nature as is intelligent in understanding, is nothing else, than to be a son: For, although it be truth, there is made an exhortation there to the study of heavenly doctrine: yet notwithstanding the name of Wisdom to be doubly there used, and a transition to be made from the doctrine which is the wisdom or light created in the minds of men (that thereby authority might be gotten to this wisdom with them) to the uncreated Wisdom, that is, to God himself, the author and fountain of the other, those things which are there attributed unto it, do manifestly convince. 2. Christ the Son of God is called Wisdom, and the person which teacheth us Wisdom: Therefore said the Wisdom of God, I will send them Prophets and Apostles. 2But unto them which are called, we preach Christ, the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 3. The same proper functions are attributed by Solomon to wisdom,3 which else-where are attributed to the Word, and are more at large declared in the book of Wisdom.
NOw let us returne unto those Orders and Classes of arguments and reasons, whereby we prove the eternall subsistence of Christ.1 Ʋnto the sixth Classe are referred those testimonies, which testifie Christ to be the wisedome of God. The argument is this: The wisedome of God is eternall, and subsisting before Jesus was borne. But the Son is that wisedome of God: Therefare the Son is eternall and subsisting before Jesus born of the Virgin. The Major of this reason Solomon confirmeth in the place afore-signified, where he ascribeth those things to wisdome, which fall not into any, but which is subsisting, living, and working: as, That it subsisted in God before things were created, That it was begotten, &c. The Minor we prove, 1. Because Solomon saith, That that wisdome was begotten of God. And, To be begotten, when it is spoken of such a nature as is intelligent in understanding, is nothing else, than to be a son: For, although it be truth, there is made an exhortation there to the study of heavenly doctrine: yet notwithstanding the name of Wisedome to be doubly there used, and a transition to be made from the doctrine which is the wisdom or light created in the minds of men (that thereby authority might be gotten to this wisdome with them) to the uncreated Wisdom, that is, to God himself, the author and fountain of the other, those things which are there attributed unto it, do manifestly convince. 2. Christ the Son of God is called Wisdom, and the person which teacheth us Wisdome: Therefore said the Wisdom of God, I will send them Prophets and Apostles.