A64611:1863
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.
2. What are the ends of Baptism.
2. What are the ends of Baptisme.
1The chief and proper end of Baptism is, to be a confirmation of our faith; that is, a solemn testification, when Christ testifieth, that he washeth us with his blood and spirit: that is, that he bestoweth on us remission of sins, justification, and regeneration. Or, the chief end of Baptism is, To be the sealing of God, and also the sealing or obsignation of the promise of grace, that is, of our justification, and regeneration, and a testimony of Gods will, that he giveth the baptized these gifts at this present, and will give them ever henceforward For he baptizeth us by the hands of his Minister, and by him signifieth unto us this his will. That baptism is a testimony and confirmation of this will of God concerning his bestowing salvation on us, appeareth, 1. By the form of Baptism; namely, because we are baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost: that is, we are assigned and deputed to God the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost, and are claimed to be his own. 2. By the promise annexed to the rite: Because God hath promised salvation unto him,2 who shall believe, and shall be baptized. 3. Testimonies of Scripture also confirm the same. Why tarriest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, 3in calling on the name of the Lord. He that shall believe, and be baptized, shall be saved. Know ye not that all we which have been baptized into Jesus Christ, have been baptized into his death? We are buried then with him by Baptism. According to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of the new birth, and the renewing of the holy Ghost. To the which also the figure that now saveth us, even Baptism, agreeth. By this end of Baptism appeareth, why Baptism is not re-iterated or used again: namely,4