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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.
They affirm also that the particle This, in the words of consecration, doth note some indeterminate substance in general (as they use to speak) without quantity or quality, contained under those accidents, so that it demonstrateth unto us neither bread, nor Christs body, but only something contained under the forms and accidents, which before Consecration was bread, but by vigour and force of the words of Consecration, began to be the body of Christ: so that the meaning is on this wise; This is my body, that is,1 that which is contained under this, or these forms, is my body. Touching the accidents, where they are grounded and seated, whether in the body of Christ, or in the air, or in the surface of the bread and wine, or in nothing, they curiously and diversely dispute; and the common received opinion is, that they are existent without any subject. This is the doctrine of the School-men and all Papists, whereof (as we see) there are two main heads: one of Transubstantiation, another of eating Christs body with the mouth. But each of them is a false profane forgery, utterly repugnant with the words of Christ. As for the later of these, it is overthrown and refuted by the same arguments whereby we have already proved the spiritual eating of Christs body; and Transubstantiation is thus oppugned:
They affirm also that the particle This, in the words of consecration, doth note some indeterminate substance in generall (as they use to speak) without quantity or quality, contained under those accidents, so that it demonstrateth unto us neither bread, nor Christs body, but only something contained under the formes and accidents, which before Consecration was bread, but by vigour and force of the words of Consecration, began to be the body of Christ: so that the meaning is on this wise; This is my body, that is,1 that which is contained under this, or these formes, is my body. Touching the accidents, where they are grounded and seated, whether in the body of Christ, or in the aire, or in the surface of the bread and wine, or in nothing, they curiously and diversely dispute; and the common received opinion is, that they are existent without any subject. This is the doctrine of the Schoole-men and all Papists, whereof (as we see) there are two maine heads: one of Transsubstantiation, another of eating Christs body with the mouth. But each of them is a false profane forgery, utterly repugnant with the words of Christ. As for the later of these, it is overthrown and refuted by the same arguments whereby we have already proved the spirituall eating of Christs body; and Transsubstantiation is thus oppugned: