A64611:1778
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.
And some such signs God always would have to be extant in his Church, whereby both the good will of God towards men might be recorded and made known; and that men of the other side might declare and show their faith towards God, and other duties of piety and godliness. Sacraments therefore are so called Mysteries, because they have a secret signification, which none understand, but they who are initiated and instructed concerning the substance of sacred matters, or the points of Christian Religion. Nevertheless, the word Sacrament is used in divers significations in the writings of famous Divines: of which these are chief: 1. For a rite or external ceremony; which sense is proper and natural to the word. 2. For the signs themselves. 3. For the thing signified by the signs. 4. For the signs and thing signified both together.
And some such signes God alwayes would have to be extant in his Church, whereby both the good will of God towards men might be recorded and made known; and that men of the other side might declare and shew their faith towards God, and other duties of piety and godlinesse. Sacraments therefore are so called Mysteries, because they have a secret signification, which none understand, but they who are initiated and instructed concerning the substance of sacred matters, or the points of Christian Religion. Neverthelesse, the word Sacrament is used in divers significations in the writings of famous Divines: of which these are chiefe: 1. For a rite or externall ceremony; which sense is proper and naturall to the word. 2. For the signes themselves. 3. For the thing signified by the signes. 4. For the signes and thing signified both together.
Having seen now what the name of Sacrament signifieth, it resteth, that we consider ⟨p. 395⟩the thing it self, and define what Sacraments are. The definition whereof is this: Sacraments are rites or ceremonies instituted by God to this use, 1