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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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Now, if again they reply, that the office of Bishops is above the civill power, 1and therefore hath greater force than that, to bind men to obey: first, we grant, that more obedience is due unto the superior power then to the inferior, as long as it commandeth ⟨p. 18⟩nothing contrary to Gods word. As long therefore as the Ministers propound the word of God unto the Church, and for avoiding of offence command such things to be observed, as appertain to decency and order, they do not now offend against them, but against God, whosoever obey them not. But if they require their laws concerning things different to be observed, with putting an opinion of necessity in them, and of the worship of God, and do make them necessary, when there is no danger of offence to ensue; because this charge is contrary to the word of God, no obedience is due unto it. Further, we confess that greater obedience is due unto the superior power in those things, in which it is superior, that is, in which God would have other powers to obey it: But the Ministerial power is superior unto the Civill in those things, in which it is superior; that is, which are of God delivered, commanded, and committed unto the Ministers, that by them they may be declared unto the Church. But, In matters indifferent, concerning which nothing is either commanded or forbidden of God, the civill power is superior, by reason of the authority, which God in these matters hath given unto the civill Magistrate, and not to the Ministers of the Church.
Now, if againe they reply, that the office of Bishops is above the civill power, 1and therefore hath greater force than that, to binde men to obey: first, wee grant, that more obedience is due unto the superiour power then to the inferiour, as long as it commandeth ⟨p. 18⟩nothing contrary to Gods word. As long therefore as the Ministers propound the word of God unto the Church, and for avoiding of offence command such things to be observed, as appertain to decency and order, they do not now offend against them, but against God, whosoever obey them not. But if they require their lawes concerning things different to be observed, with putting an opinion of necessity in them, and of the worship of God, and doe make them necessary, when there is no danger of offence to ensue; because this charge is contrary to the word of God, no obedience is due unto it. Further, we confesse that greater obedience is due unto the superiour power in those things, in which it is superiour, that is, in which God would have other powers to obey it: But the Ministeriall power is superiour unto the Civill in those things, in which it is superiour; that is, which are of God delivered, commanded, and committed unto the Ministers, that by them they may be declared unto the Church. But, In matters indifferent, concerning which nothing is either commanded or forbidden of God, the civill power is superiour, by reason of the authority, which God in these matters hath given unto the civill Magistrate, and not to the Ministers of the Church.