A64611:1942
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.
12. Neither doth the wickedness of the Minister make baptism void, or of no effect and force unto them, so that it be ministered into the promise and faith of Christ: and therefore also the true Church doth not baptise them who have been baptised of heretics; but only must inform and instruct them with true doctrine concerning Christ and baptism.
12. Neither doth the wickednesse of the Minister make baptism void, or of no effect and force unto them, so that it be ministred into the promise and faith of Christ: and therefore also the true Church doth not baptise them who have been baptised of hereticks; but only must inform and instruct them with true doctrine concerning Christ and baptisme.
13. And as the covenant once made with God, is also afterwards, after sins committed, perpetually firm and of force to the repentant; so also baptism, being ⟨p. 426⟩once received, confirmeth and assureth the repentant all their life time of remission of sins: and therefore neither ought it to be re-iterated, neither to be deferred until the end of our life; as if it so only cleansed men from sins, if no sins be committed after it is once received.
13. And as the convenant once made with God, is also afterwards, after sins committed, perpetually firme and of force to the repentant; so also baptisme, being ⟨p. 426⟩once received, confirmeth and assureth the repentant all their life time of remission of sins: and therefore neither ought it to be re-iterated, neither to be deferred untill the end of our life; as if it so only cleansed men from sins, if no sins be committed after it is once received.