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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.
Object. 5. The words of Testaments are to be understood properly, lest occasion of striving about the will of the Testator fall out: the Supper is the New Testament: Therefore the words therein are properly to be understood. Ans. To be Major we make answer, that the words of Testaments are properly to be understood, if they be properly spoken; and figuratively, if they be figuratively uttered. If they say, All words of Testaments are properly to be understood, we deny the Major: For it is sufficient, that the words of Testaments be clear and plain, though oftentimes they be not proper, but figurative. For when we are sure of the Testators will, what it is, in vain do we then dispute of the letter. So God in the old time spake figuratively of Circumcision, of the Paschal Lamb, of the Sacrifices. And Christ in the New Testament spake by a figure, Take, drink; This cup is the New Testament in my blood. For here is a double figure: 1. A Synecdoche, when he biddeth them drink of the cup; that is, of the wine in the cup. 2. A Metonymy, when he calleth the cup the New Testament; that is, the reconciliation of mankind with God, sealed by his blood.
Object. 5. The words of Testaments are to be understood properly, lest occasion of striving about the will of the Testator fall out: the Supper is the New Testament: Therefore the words therein are properly to be understood. Ans. To be Major we make answer, that the words of Testaments are properly to be understood, if they be properly spoken; and figuratively, if they be figuratively uttered. If they say, All words of Testaments are properly to be understood, we deny the Major: For it is sufficient, that the words of Testaments be cleere and plaine, though oftentimes they be not proper, but figurative. For when we are sure of the Testators will, what it is, in vaine doe we then dispute of the letter. So God in the old time spake figuratively of Circumcision, of the Paschall Lamb, of the Sacrifices. And Christ in the New Testament spake by a figure, Take, drinke; This cup is the New Testament in my bloud. For here is a double figure: 1. A Synecdoche, when he biddeth them drink of the cup; that is, of the wine in the cup. 2. A Metonymie, when he calleth the cup the New Testament; that is, the reconciliation of mankind with God, sealed by his bloud.