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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 the holy Ghost is necessary.
How necessary and needful the holy Ghost is, and for what causes, doth clearly appear by these places of Scripture. Except that a man be borne of water and of the Spirit, 1he cannot enter into the Kingdom of heaven. Flesh and blood cannot inhabit the Kingdom of God. We are not sufficient of our selves to think any think, as of our selves; but our sufficiency is of God. 2If any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Hence we may thus conclude: Without whom we cannot think, much less do ought that is good, and without whom he can neither be regenerated, nor know God, neither attain unto the inheritance of the celestial Kingdom; without him we cannot be saved. But without the holy Ghost these things cannot be done, by reason of the corruption and blindness of our nature: Therefore, without the holy Ghost it cannot be, that we should be saved: and so it followeth, that he is altogether necessary for us unto salvation.
HOw necessary and needfull the holy Ghost is, and for what causes, doth cleerly appeare by these places of Scripture. Except that a man be borne of water and of the Spirit, 1he cannot enter into the Kingdome of heaven. Flesh and bloud cannot inhabite the Kingdome of God. We are not sufficient of our selves to think any think, as of our selves; but our sufficiency is of God. 2If any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Hence we may thus conclude: Without whom we cannot think, much lesse doe ought that is good, and without whom he can neither be regenerated, nor know God, neither attaine unto the inheritance of the celestiall Kingdome; without him we cannot be saved. But without the holy Ghost these things cannot be done, by reason of the corruption and blindnesse of our nature: Therefore, without the holy Ghost it cannot be, that we should be saved: and so it followeth, that he is altogether necessary for us unto salvation.