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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.
2. How manifold justice is.
Justice in general, is either uncreated Justice, as God himself; or created, as all Justice in reasonable creatures.1 Created justice is legal and evangelical. Legal justice is the fulfilling of the law, performed by him, who is thereby said to be just: or, it is such a fulfilling of the law, which one performeth by his own obedience: or, it is a conformity with the law, which is in him who is called just. This legal justice was in us men before the fall, and now is in Angels, and in Christ, as he is man, as an accident inherent in his subject.2 Evangelical justice is also a fulfilling of the law; but is not in him, who is called thereby just or righteous, but in another, and is only imputed to him, who is thereof called just. This is Christs justice or righteousness performed for us: or that ransom of the Son of God imputed unto us by faith. It may be also defined briefly thus: Evangelical justice is a conformity with the law, performed by Christ, and imputed of God to us by faith. The legal justice is performed either by the obedience of the law, or by punishment. For the law necessarily requireth one of these. That which is performed by the obedience of the law, is either general or particular. 3The general is an observing of all laws which belong unto us; or it is an obedience according to all the laws unto us appertaining. For it is no right or justice, but curiosity, to pry into laws or matters concerning rather other men then our selves;4 and hereof it is said, Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business. This general justice is of two sorts; perfect and unperfect. The perfect is an external and internal obedience to all the laws belonging unto us.5