A64611:1260
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.
4. Why it was necessary, that the two natures should be united in the person or subsistence of the Son of God.
4. Why it was necessary, that the two natures should be united in the person or subsistence of the Sonne of God.
For what cause Christ our Mediator was to be together both a true and perfect just man, and true (that is, by nature) man, and withal true God, hath been declared of us before in the Common-place of the Mediator. For the work of our Redemption could not have been compassed and finished by the Mediator, without the concurrence of divers natures and operations in the same person. For albeit he suffered, and died in the flesh; yet his passion and suffering could not have that force and efficacy to redeem, justify, and sanctify us; neither could Christ have applied those benefits unto us, except he had been withal true and natural God.
FOr what cause Christ our Mediatour was to be together both a true and perfect just man, and true (that is, by nature) man, and withall true God, hath been declared of us before in the Common-place of the Mediatour. For the work of our Redemption could not have been compassed and finished by the Mediatour, without the concurrence of divers natures and operations in the same person. For albeit he suffered, and died in the flesh; yet his passion and suffering could not have that force and efficacy to redeem, justifie, and sanctifie us; neither could Christ have applyed those benefits unto us, except he had been withall true and naturall God.