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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.
6. How far forth Predestination, or Election and Reprobation is known unto us, and whether we may and ought to be certain thereof.
6. How far forth Predestination, or Election and Reprobation is known unto us, and whether wee may and ought to be certain thereof.
IT is unknown unto us in general, as, That some are elect, and some reprobate: but not in special, 1Whether this or that man be. But of our own election every of us not only may, but also ought to be in special certain and assured. And verily thereof we shall be certain by the effects thereof, namely, by conversion; that is, by true faith and repentance. For that we may believe and know that we are certainly chosen to eternal life, we are bound to believe in Christ, and to believe also eternal life. But this we cannot believe, except we have true faith and repentance. And as every one ought to have both those; so every one ought certainly to hold, that he is of the number of the elect; otherwise they shall accuse God of lying. We rejoice under the hope of the glory of God. Christ is our intercessor, working our everlasting salvation.2 I believe everlasting life: that is, not spiritual life only, but everlasting also, which being here begun, I carry hence with me everlasting life. Neither only in special doth every one know his own election by faith and conversion; but it is in general also known, that some are elect. And in general thou oughtest not only to hope,