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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
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.
This sum of the Law Christ rehearseth, Mat. 22.37. and Luke 10. out of Deut. 6.5. Levit. 19.18. And he expresseth what is meant by that, Cursed is he that fulfilleth not the whole Law: that is to say, who loveth not God with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his mind, and with all his strength; and his neighbour as himself. The which several clauses are particularly to be unfolded more at large.
THis summe of the Law Christ rehearseth, Mat. 22.37. and Luke 10. out of Deut. 6.5. Levit. 19.18. And he expresseth what is meant by that, Cursed is he that fulfilleth not the whole Law: that is to say, who loveth not God with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his mind, and with all his strength; and his neighbour as himselfe. The which severall clauses are particularly to be unfolded more at large.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God. To love God with all the heart, &c. is, on due acknowledgement of his infinite goodness, reverently to regard him, and to account him our principal and chiefest bliss, and for this cause to love him above all things, to rejoice in him, to rely on him, to prefer his glory before all things, that there be not found in us not so much as the least thought, inclination, or appetite of any thing that may displease him; and rather to part from that which is dearest unto us, and partake of any grievous calamity whatsoever, then suffer our selves to be separated from communion with him, or any way offend him: Lastly, to direct all our actions to this end, that he alone may be glorified by us.