A64611:127
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.
as in the same chapter, By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: 1for by the law cometh the knowledge of sin: But now is the righteousness of God made manifest without the law, having witness of the law and of the Prophets; The righteousness of God by the faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all that believe; for there is no difference: For all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God: and are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. §42To confer places of Scripture, where though ⟨p. 22⟩the same words be not spoken of the same thing, yet the words and forms of speaking are used of the like things: For, if the interpretation of the like place be certain, and there be the same causes for the like interpretation to be given in the place in controversy, which are in the other, then of the like places we must give one and the same judgement.3 The Lord willeth to put out our eye, to cut off our hand, if they be a cause of offence unto us: Now whereas the Law forbiddeth us to maim our body, Thou shalt not kill; that therefore by this figure of speech the Lord would have us that we should rather forsake things most dear unto us, than by the rust and motion of them, we should suffer our selves to be withdrawn from God, the like form of speech other-where used, 4to signify things most dear and precious, doth show, as, If Jechoniah were the signet of my right hand yet would I pluck thee thence: and, He kept him as the apple of his eye. §55When once according to that rule, the controversies concerning the text and meaning thereof are judged, we may lawfully also descend to the consent of the Church, yet putting great space betwixt, and not without great advisement. For, lest by the name of the Church we be beguiled, 1. No sentence or meaning is to be received which these rules of examining and judging, which have been now declared, do not suffer: 2. We must consider what times, and what writings are purest: what points of doctrine have been, and in what ages, either rightly expounded, or depraved with errors: 3. Whose interpretation either is of the author, or may be of […] confirmed by the testimonies of the Scripture. And to this deciding of all controversies about the meaning of the Scripture, drawn out of the Scripture it self, do all the godly and lovers of truth agree;