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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.
5. How Christs satisfaction is made our justice and righteousness.
5. How Christs satisfaction is made our justice and righteousnesse.
Whereas it may seem absurd, that we should be justified by that which is another mans; we are further to express more plainly how Christs satisfaction and obedience becometh ours. For except it be made ours, or applied unto us, we cannot be made just for it; as a wall is not white, except whiteness be fastened on it.1 The satisfaction therefore or justice of Christ is made ours or applied unto us two ways: that is, by a double application: §12God himself applieth it unto us: that is, he imputeth unto us Christs righteousness; and for it accepteth us for righteous, no otherwise than if it were ours. §23We apply it unto our selves, when we apprehend by faith Christs righteousness, that is, when we are steadfastly persuaded, that God doth impute, apply, and give it unto us, and for it, reputeth us for just, absolving us from all guilt. There is then a double application: one in respect of God, another in respect of us. The application in respect of God, is, the imputation of Christs righteousness: when God accepteth Christs righteousness (which he performed, that it might be effectual and forcible on our behalf) and in regard thereof accounteth us for righteous, no less than if we had never sinned, or at least had payed a sufficient punishment for our sins. The application in respect of us is the very act of believing, whereby we resolve our selves, that it is imputed and given unto us, &c. Both applications must necessarily concur. For God applieth Christs righteousness unto us on this condition, that we our selves also should apply it unto our selves through faith. For, though a man offer another a courtesy or benefit; yet if he, to whom it is offered, receive it not, is not applied unto him, it is none