A64611:1796
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
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8. What phrases and forms of speaking of Sacraments are usual unto the Church and Scripture.
8. What phrases and formes of speaking of Sacraments are usuall unto the Church and Scripture.
1The forms of speaking of Sacraments, are partly proper, and partly figurative. The proper are, §11. When the Sacraments are called tokens, signs, seals, pledges; and those sealing and confirming unto us, that God will give those things which he hath promised.2 So Circumcision is a seal of the righteousness of faith. And it shall be a sign in thy flesh. So bread is a sign of the body of Christ. §22. When unto the sign are expressly signified adjoined promises: namely, that receiving the signs we shall receive the things by them:3 as when it is said, He that shall believe, and be baptized, shall be saved. A figurative or Sacramental kind of speaking is, §11. When the names of the things are given to the signs: as the Paschal Lamb is called the Passover. The rock was Christ. 4The bread is the body of Christ. §22. Contrariwise, when the names of the signs are attributed to the things: as, Christ is our Passover. §3