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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.
Christ therefore is the foundation, head, upholder, and governor of the Church: and therefore also he was before the Church was. I am the way, the truth, 1and the life. I give unto them eternal life. In it was life, and the life was the light of men. That was the true light, which lighteneth every man that cometh into the World. Through him we have both an entrance unto the Father by one spirit. 2He gave some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors and Teachers. The spirit of Christ is said to have been in the Prophets, fore-telling the sufferings that should come unto Christ.3 Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a witness of the things which should be spoken after. But Christ is as the Son over his own house. 4As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to all them that thou hast given him. Therefore it is Christ, who from the beginning of the world did reveal the will of God unto men, appoint and ordain a ministry, collect, govern and save his Church; wherefore he is the builder: which seeing it is apparent, that he hath done from the beginning of the Churches birth,5 it is not to be doubted of, that he hath always been subsisting. This is the Fathers will, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing. Wherefore he saveth his Church; and therefore hath always been, because the Church hath always been saved and preserved.
Christ therefore is the foundation, head, upholder, and governour of the Church: and therefore also he was before the Church was. I am the way, the truth, 1and the life. I give unto them eternall life. In it was life, and the life was the light of men. That was the true light, which lighteneth every man that cometh into the World. Through him we have both an entrance unto the Father by one spirit.