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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
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Further,1 they make their boast that the Church cannot err: and that therefore the decrees of the Church are of equal authority with the holy Scripture, because the Church is ruled by the same spirit, by which the Scripture is inspired; even as it is promised, If two of you shall agree in earth upon any thing, whatsoever they shall desire, it shall be given them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them. And, I am with you alway unto the end of the world. 2So, Ye have an ointment from him that is holy, and ye know all things: Likewise, The anointing which ye received of him, dwelleth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you, but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and it is true, and is not lying, and as it taught you, ye shall abide in him. But first of all we know,3 that it is the true Church only which erreth not, and is ruled by the holy Spirit, which is gathered in the name of Christ, that is, which heareth and followeth the voice of the Son of God. And therefore these things do nothing appertain to a wicked multitude, which openly maintaineth doctrine contrary to the Gospel, though it never so much vaunt of the Churches name, yea and beareth sway and rule in the Church, according to that which is said; To him that hath shall be given: but from him that hath not, even that which he seemeth to have shall be taken away. So did the Pharisees and Sadducees among the Israelites err, not knowing the Scriptures; neither were they the true Church, though they seized upon the name and place of it. 2. The true Church indeed erreth not universally: For always the light of the truth,4 especially concerning the foundation of doctrine, ⟨p. 17⟩is preserved in some mens minds: whereupon the Church is called the pillar and ground of truth. But yet nevertheless, some of the godly oftentimes fall into errors through ignorance and infirmity: yet so, that they hold the foundation, neither do they defend their erroneous opinions contrary to their conscience, and at length they forsake them, even as it is said,