A64611:1702
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
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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.
The Explication.
This Doctrine of Justification, is one of the chief points of our faith; not only because it treateth of the chief and principal matters, but also because this Doctrine is most of others called by Heretics into controversy. For there are two principal controversies between the Church and Heretics. The first, Of the Doctrine concerning God; the other, of this Doctrine of Justification before God: and either of these Doctrines being overthrown, the other points of our faith easily go to wrack. Wherefore we ought chiefly to fence and strengthen our selves against heresies, in Doctrine concerning God and his Justification.
THis Doctrine of Justification, is one of the chiefe points of our faith; not onely because it treateth of the chiefe and principall matters, but also because this Doctrine is most of others called by Hereticks into controversie. For there are two principall controversies betweene the Church and Hereticks. The first, Of the Doctrine concerning God; the other, of this Doctrine of Justification before God: and either of these Doctrines being overthrown, the other points of our faith easily go to wrack. Wherefore we ought chiefly to fence and strengthen our selves against heresies, in Doctrine concerning God and his Justification.
The special Questions: 1. What justice or righteousness is in general. 2. How manifold it is. 3. In what justice differeth from justification. 4. What is our justice or righteousness before God. 5. How it is made ours, whereas it is without us. 6. Why it is made ours.