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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.
1What shall we say then? Is Scripture disagreeable with Scripture? No verily. Howbeit it seemeth so, unless these general and particular Aphorisms be reconciled by some pithy and plausible distinction. The distinction and reconcilement of these places is two-fold, either of which is true and sound. 1. Some interpret these general allegations, of the whole number of the faithful, or of all the believing: because the promises of the Gospel do properly appertain to all the faithful, and because the whole course of Scripture restraineth those promises to the believing. Whosoever believeth in him, 2shall not perish. The righteousness of God by the faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all that believe. Through his name all that believe in him shall receive remission of sins. S. Ambrose expoundeth the general texts of Scripture on this wise:3 The people of God, saith he, have their fullness, and although a great number of men neglect or cast from them the grace of their Saviour, yet there is a certain special university of the elect and fore-known of God, severed and discerned from the generality of all, to this intent, that a whole world might seem to be saved out of a whole world; and all men might seem to be redeemed from out of all men. Thus is there no repugnancy, no contrariety between these Scriptures: For all true believers are those many, that peculiar people, that Church, those sheep, those chosen, which were given unto Christ, and for whom Christ gave himself.
1What shall we say then? Is Scripture disagreeable with Scripture? No verily. Howbeit it seemeth so, unlesse these generall and particular Aphorismes be reconciled by some pithy and plausible distinction. The distinction and reconcilement of these places is two-fold, either of which is true and sound. 1. Some interpret these generall allegations, of the whole number of the faithfull, or of all the beleeving: because the promises of the Gospel do properly appertain to all the faithfull, and because the whole course of Scripture restraineth those promises to the beleeving. Whosoever beleeveth in him, 2shall not perish. The righteousnesse of God by the faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all that beleeve. Through his name all that beleeve in him shall receive remission of sins. S. Ambrose expoundeth the generall texts of Scripture on this wise: