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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.
10. Wherefore God would have us certain of the last judgement.
The time of the judgement to come is unknown to us; but as it is most certain that that judgement shall come, so God also would have us know the same, 1. In respect of his glory: that we might be able to refute Epicures, who account this heavenly Doctrine of the divine judgement to come for a fable; and from the confusion which now is in the world, infer, that the world is not governed by God; or if so, then he is unjust; for, It should go well, say they, with the righteous: But it doth not so: Therefore God either cannot perform it, or standeth not to his promises, or there is no providence. Unto which their cavil we answer; That because in this life it goeth not well with the godly, it shall go well with them at length after this life. 2. God will have us know it for our comfort: that we may comfort our selves amidst our evils and miseries with this, that at length shall come a time when we shall be delivered out of this corruption and rottenness. 3. That we may retain and keep our selves in the fear of God, and our duty, and that others also may be reclaimed from evil. This judgement shall be: let us endeavour therefore that we may be able to stand in this judgement. The Scripture useth this argument both ways, both to comfort us, and to hold and keep us in our duty. Christ shall at length judge the wicked and our enemies; suffer we therefore patiently persecutions.1 We shall all appear before the judgement seat of Christ: therefore live we godly.2 Watch therefore and pray continually, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all those things which shall come to pass, and that ye may stand before the Son of man. 3