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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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Whereas therefore it appeareth, that the ground and sum of doctrine is not obscure;1 yet we confess that some places of Scripture are more dark and difficult than others: But, §11. They are such, that although they were not understood, yet the ground may both stand and be understood. §22. The interpretation of these places dependeth not on the authority of men, but the exposition of them is to be sought by conference of other places of Scripture more clear. §33. If we cannot find it, yet lest we should affirm any uncertain thing concerning divine matters, our conscience not satisfying us in it; we must suspend our judgment, until God shall open unto us some certain meaning: and in the mean season, we are to hold those with thankful minds, in which God hath left no place of doubting for us. But when we answer thus unto our adversaries, they rise again upon us out of those things which we grant them: For because we confess that some places of Scripture are harder to be understood then others,2 because of the dullness and slowness of mans ⟨p. 24⟩mind in learning divine matters,3 neither those things which are most clear, are understood of the people, as the Eunuch of Queen Candaces doth complain: and that the Ministry it self was therefore ordained of God in the Church, for that it seemed good unto the holy Ghost to add for our instruction an exposition of the Scripture: which is done by the voice of the Church. To be short, because our selves in writing and teaching do expound the Scripture, and do exhort all men to the reading and hearing the exposition thereof: out of these they conclude, that besides the reading of the Scripture, the interpretation of the Church is necessary: and that therefore what the Church doth pronounce of the meaning of the Scripture, that is without controversy to be received. 4