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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. Whether the elect be always members of the Church, and the reprobate never.
7. Whether the elect be alwayes members of the Church, and the reprobate never.
The elect are not always members of the Church; 1but then first when they are converted and regenerated by the holy Ghost: for it is said, If any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, the same is not his. Likewise, the Church is called holy: But then first are the elect holy, when they are converted: for Saint Paul expressly saith, And such were some of you; but ye are washed. He hath translated us into the kingdom ⟨p. 359⟩of his dear Son. Now some are born, live, and die in the Church: others are not born in it▪ but are called, either soon or late, unto the visible Church: some both to the visible and invisible Church: as the thief on the Cross: as also those of the Gentiles, of whom Christ spake, I have other sheep which I must bring. Also, 2I have much people in this City: namely, through mine election. Some either are borne in the visible Church, or come unto it, who nevertheless are not members of the invisible and who sometimes depart from the visible. Such are the reprobate, who are not always estranged from the Church, but are sometimes made members of the visible Church, though at length they depart from it. They went out from us. 3