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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
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4. In this error another lurketh, whereas they bear us in hand that by their Masses they are able to obtain remission of sins, and redemption of souls for such as are absent, dead, or in Purgatory: though Gods word contrariwise reach that we shall be clothed in heaven, if we be found clothed and not naked on earth; and that we shall be judged as we are found in our departure out of this life.1 For (saith Cyprian) When we are once deceased and have departed this life, there is no place for repentance, no effect of satisfaction: here life is either lost or gained; here we procure eternal salvation by our worship of God and fruit of faith.
4. In this errour another lurketh, whereas they beare us in hand that by their Masses they are able to obtaine remission of sins, and redemption of soules for such as are absent, dead, or in Purgatory: though Gods word contrariwise reach that we shall be cloathed in heaven, if we be found cloathed and not naked on earth; and that we shall be judged as we are found in our departure out of this life.1 For (saith Cyprian) When we are once deceased and have departed this life, there is no place for repentance, no effect of satisfaction: here life is either lost or gained; here we procure eternall salvation by our worship of God and fruit of faith.
- 1Cont. Demet.
5. Hereof also is hatched another fancy, seeing they feign that by that work of offering the sacrifice in the Mass, they do not only merit remission of sins, but other benefits also: as healing of sick men, sheep, horses, oxen, swine, &c. Wherefore, they feign that in the Mass corporal blessings, and different in kind from those which are promised in the Gospel, and sealed by the Sacraments, are imparted unto them.