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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.
1. What it is to be united in nature.
1First, Those things are said to be united in nature or essence, which, as essential parts, are coupled to the full perfection or constitution of one nature, or essence, or kind; that is,§1 which make a perfect and whole essence or kind, and are one essence or substance. So the soul and body are united to constitute or make the kind, or essence, or nature of man; that is, are some one and perfect man. Whatsoever things then are essential parts of a perfect thing, they are said to be united in nature, and unto, or into one nature. §2Secondly, those things also are said to be united in nature or essence, which are one in nature, essence, or kind; or, which are one essence, or of one essence & nature: or, have one common essence or unity of nature; or, are joined and agree in one essence. So two men are said to be united in nature; that is, are one in kind, or of the same humane nature. The three persons of the God-head are united in essence; that is, are one in essence, or are of one and the same divine essence in number, or have the same God-head in common. So likewise, To be united in properties or perfections natural, or essential, is to get or have the same,2 or like equal properties essential. Which is indeed nothing else, than to be made, and be one nature, or moe substances of the same nature and essence. So two men are united in natural properties and perfections, because they have the same in kind, or the like, and therefore are of the same humane nature. The air in the chimney, which getteth the perfections or qualities of the fire as being now become a flame, and the fire of the burning coals, which fireth and inflameth the air next unto it, are two substances of the same properties, and fiery nature, and therefore are said to be united in nature and essential properties; that is, they are two fires in number, but in kind and nature they are one. Likewise the three divine persons are united in essential properties; that is, have the same essential properties: which is nothing else, but that they are one essence, one and the same God.