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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.
The Explication.
1IN the new Testament are only two Sacraments, the use whereof in the Church is perpetual and universal by the consents of Ambrose and Augustine: Baptism, which succeeded in the place of Circumcision, and other purifyings of the Law: and the Lords Supper, which the Paschal Lamb, and other sacrifices shadowed and prefigured. These two, and no moe, are Sacraments of the New Testament: because these two Christ did institute. For those only are sacraments of the New Testament, which are, 1. Ceremonies. 2. Instituted of Christ for the whole Church. 3. Having the promise of grace adjoined unto them. But there are only two such Sacraments, as appeareth by their definition: Wherefore we have two Sacraments only.2 The Papists besides those two reckon five other; Confirmation, Penance or private absolution, Order, Unction, and Matrimony. But properly these are no Sacraments. For it is certain, ⟨p. 404⟩that penance and private absolution, are only the declaration and preaching of the Gospel. But the preaching and publishing of grace must not be confounded with the annexed seals of the promise of grace. Unction, and laying on of hands, and indeed ceremonies; but neither were they instituted of Christ for the whole Church, neither have they the promise of grace adjoined. Confirmation, or laying on of hands in the Primitive Church, was a sign either of a miraculous bestowing of the holy Ghost, which soon ceased; or of calling to the office of teaching. The thing signified by extreme Unction, hath ceased in the Church, with other gifts of miracles. Order or the ordaining of the Ministers, testifieth indeed Gods presence in the ministry: but God may be forcible by the ministry of the man; yea though the mans person please him not. Matrimony is no ceremony, but a moral work. The Papists reckon it among Sacraments: because the old translation translateth the Greek work, [Greek or Hebrew], (that is, a mystery) by the word Sacrament,