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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.
7. When, and how the holy Ghost is given and received.
1The holy Ghost is then given when he imparteth or communicateth his gifts, as hath been already proved. And he is given either visibly, when he bestoweth his gifts adjoining outward signs and tokens; or invisibly, when he bestoweth his gifts without signs or tokens. He was not always given visibly, but at certain times, and for certain causes: yet was he more plentifully poured on men in the time of the new Testament, then before in the time of the old; for so had Joel prophesied:2 In the last days I will pour out of my Spirit. So he was given visibly unto the Apostles and others in the primitive Church:3 There appeared unto them cloven tongues like fire, and it sate upon each of them. The holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. I saw the holy Ghost come down from heaven, &c. And these and other like speeches are so to be expounded, as that the sign taketh the name of the thing it self; and therefore that is affirmed of the thing which agreeth unto the sign; by which sign the holy Ghost witnesseth his presence and efficacy. So also John saw the holy Ghost descending on Christ in bodily shape like a dove: 4He saw then the shape of a dove, under which God showed the presence of his Spirit. Wherefore we must not think that there is any local motion in God,5 but his presence and operation, which he showeth and exerciseth in the Church: For the holy Ghost is spread abroad every-where, and filleth both heaven and earth; in which respect he is said to be given, sent, poured out, when by his effectual and forcible presence he doth create, stir up, and by little and little perfect his gifts in the members of the Church.