A64611:1897
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.
1For the more easy understanding of this Question, let us first positively define in general, Who are to require baptism: and, Who are to be admitted unto it. 1. They who are not as yet the disciples of Christ, (that is, of the number of them which are called, neither agreeing unto the doctrine, nor obedient unto the ministry) are not to be admitted unto baptism. 2. Neither ought they to desire baptism, who feel themselves not to be as yet the disciples and scholars of Christ. The reason of both these is, because Christ saith, first, Teach all nations; that is, make all nations my disciples: and then he willeth them to be baptised. Wherefore all they, and they alone are to be baptised, according to the commandment of Christ, unto whom the covenant doth belong: namely, such as are, and so ought to be accounted, members of the visible Church; whether they be of understanding, professing faith and amendment of life, or infants born in the womb of the Church: for all the children of the faithful are in the covenant and Church of God, except they exclude themselves. Or,2 All they are to be baptised, who are to be accounted for the disciples and scholars of Christ: but for the disciples of Christ are to be accounted all those of understanding, who profess faith and repentance; neither they only, but their infants also which are born in the Church, that is, in the school of Christ; which also teacheth and instructeth them by his holy Spirit, according to their capacity, or as the condition of their age will bear. Out of this general position thus concluded, we may easily determine of this special; Whether infants are to be baptised. For, if they be disciples of Christ, and part of the Church, they are to be baptised: But such they are: Therefore they ought to be baptised. The Major is the flat prescript of Christ: The Minor is most evident out of the form of the covenant, and other places.