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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
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.
This ground being once laid, that, so far forth the Church erreth not, 1as it doth not swerve from the written word of God, it is easy to answer to that which they make show of to the contrary, That the Church is ruled by Bishops, and therefore must obey them; as it is said, Take heed unto all the flock, whereof the holy Ghost hath made you over-seers, to govern the Church of God. And, If he refuse to hear the Church, let him be unto thee as an Heathen man, and a Publican. He that heareth you heareth me: and he that despiseth you despiseth me. And, Obey those who bear rule over you: For both they must rule, and the Church must obey them, according unto the prescript of Gods word, as it is said, If any man preach any other doctrine, let him be accursed. 2Whatsoever therefore the Ministers propound of the word of God unto the Church, we must of necessity obey it; that which the Lord teacheth when he saith, The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses chair: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: For they sit in Moses chair, who teach Moses doctrine in the Church. If also they ordain any things indifferent, and of a middle sort, which are profitable, these also are observed for maintaining of order and avoiding of offence. But if they require us to believe or observe things repugnant to the word of God, or things that are in their own nature indifferent, with putting an opinion of necessity in them, and of worshipping of God, they sit no longer in Moses chair, but in the chair of scorners, and of them it is said,3 The sheep heard them not. Likewise, In the latter times some shall depart from the faith, and shall give heed unto the spirits of error. And that the decrees of the Bishops also are not to be received among the precepts and decrees of the Church, is confirmed by the example of the civill Magistrate, whose just and good laws bind the consciences of the subjects. For the dissimilitude of the examples consisteth in that,4 that God himself by express word hath decreed a necessity of obedience to the Laws and Commandments of the civill Magistrate, which are not repugnant unto his Law: but hath given a liberty of conscience in traditions of the Church: so that he pronounceth himself to be angry with him, who obeyeth not civill Magistrates, as long as they command nothing repugnant to his Laws: