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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.
And as wicked infants, which are without the Church, have no actual impiety and wickedness, but an inclination only to wickedness: so godly infants, which are in the Church, have not actual piety and godliness, but an inclination only to godliness; not by nature indeed, but by the grace of the covenant. Furthermore, infants also have the holy Ghost, and are regenerated by him, as John was filled with the holy Ghost,1 when as yet he was in the womb: and it is said unto Jeremiah, Before thou camest out of the womb I sanctified thee. If infants have the holy Ghost, then doubtless he worketh in them regeneration, good inclinations, new motions, and all those other things which are necessary unto salvation, or at least he himself supplieth all these things,2 and sufficeth for their baptism; as Peter saith, Who can forbid water from them who have received the holy Ghost as well as we? Wherefore Christ numbered little children amongst the faithful;3 He that offendeth one of these little ones which believe in me. Wherefore, infants do not profane baptism, as the Anabaptists shamefully slander us.
And as wicked infants, which are without the Church, have no actuall impiety and wickednesse, but an inclination onely to wickednesse: so godly infants, which are in the Church, have not actuall piety and godlinesse, but an inclination onely to godlinesse; not by nature indeed, but by the grace of the covenant. Furthermore, infants also have the holy Ghost, and are regenerated by him, as John was filled with the holy Ghost,1 when as yet hee was in the womb: and it is said unto Jeremy, Before thou camest out of the womb I sanctified thee. If infants have the holy Ghost, then doubtlesse he worketh in them regeneration, good inclinations, new motions, and all those other things which are necessary unto salvation, or at least he himself supplieth all these things,2 and sufficeth for their baptism; as Peter saith, Who can forbid water from them who have received the holy Ghost as well as we? Wherefore Christ numbred little children amongst the faithfull;