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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.
4. What is our justice or righteousness before God.
4. What is our justice or righteousnesse before God.
1Our justice or righteousness, that is, the justice or righteousness of the Gospel, whereby we are just in the sight of God, is not our conformity with the law, nor our good works, nor our faith; but it is Christs satisfaction only performed unto the law for us, or the punishments which he sustained for us, and so his whole humiliation from the beginning of his conception, until his glorification: (that is, his taking of flesh, his undertaking of servitude, penury, ignominy, and infirmity, his suffering of that bitter passion and death; all which he did undergo for us, but willingly: finally, whatsoever he did, or suffered, whereunto himself, as being just, and the Son of God, was not bound) and that humiliation and satisfaction freely of God imputed unto us his faithful and believers. For that satisfaction is equivalent either to the fulfilling of the law by obedience, or to the abiding of eternal punishment for sin;2 to one of which we were bound by the law. I esteemed not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified. Ye are complete in him. By the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. With his stripes we are healed. The Lord hath laid upon him the iniquities of us all. This cup is the New Testament in my blood, which is shed for you. All are justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood. Blessed are they, whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Being justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath. We were reconciled to God by the death of his Son. 3He being rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be made rich. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, when he was made a curse for us. By whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. The blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God cleanseth us from all sin. Now that Christ might perform obedience, and satisfy for us, it behooveth him to be our Mediator, being by himself just and holy. For such an high Priest it became us to