A64611:1684
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.
2. Who giveth everlasting life.
GOD alone giveth eternal life. 1For, Eternal life is the gift of God: and the Father (as the author and fountain of all life) giveth it by the Son and the holy Ghost: the Son by the holy Ghost; the holy Ghost by himself: which order of working is natural in the persons of the Divinity. Of the Father it is said, As the Father raiseth up the dead, 2and quickeneth them; so the Son quickeneth whom he will. In which place the same is affirmed of the Son also; as in like manner in these following:3 In him was life. The Father of eternity. I give unto them eternal life, that is, not by merit only, but also by power and working. Of the holy Ghost likewise it is said, Except a man be borne of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. He that raised up Christ from the dead, shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit dwelling in you. And this testimony is to be observed for the confirmation of the God-head of both. Object. But the Ministers also give life: according to that, 4In Christ Jesus I have begot you through the Gospel. In doing this, thou shalt both save thy self, and them that hear thee: Therefore God only giveth not life. ⟨p. 377⟩