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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.
1. What the Church is.
When the Question is, What the Church is, it is presupposed, that there is a Church; so that it is not necessary to make question, Whether there be a Church: For there was always, and shall be some Church, sometimes greater, sometimes lesser; because Christ always was, and shall remain for ever the King and Head, and Priest of the Church; as hereafter in the fourth Question of this Common-place shall more plentifully be proved. Now, as concerning the name Ecclesia (which we call the Church) it is natively a Greek word,1 and cometh from a word which signifieth, to call forth. For the custom was in Athens, that a company of the Citizens were called forth, by the voice of a Crier, from the rest of the multitude, as it were, namely, and by their hundreds, to an Assembly, wherein some public speech was had, or to hear relation made of some sentence or judgement of the Senate. And thus differeth the word Ecclesia from Synagoga, or Synagogue.2 For Synagoga signifieth any manner of Congregation, be it never so common and inordinate. But Ecclesia betokeneth an ordained Congregation, and such as is called together for some cause. From hence the Apostles translated the name, Ecclesia, to their purpose, terming the Church by it, for resemblance and likeness sake. For the Church is Gods Congregation, neither coming together by chance without cause, nor being inordinate: but called forth by the voice of the Lord, and the cry of the Word, that is, by the Ministers of the Gospel, from the Kingdom of Satan, to hear or embrace Gods word. This Congregation or company of those which are called of God to the knowledge of the Gospel, the Latins, keeping still the Greek word, call Ecclesia. The Dutch word Kyrc (which, by adding letters of aspiration, we call in English Church) seemeth to come from the Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], which signifieth, The Lords house,