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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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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.
5. Hereof also is hatched another fancy, seeing they feigne that by that worke of offering the sacrifice in the Masse, they do not only merit remission of sins, but other benefits also: as healing of sick men, sheep, horses, oxen, swine, &c. Wherefore, they feigne that in the Masse corporall blessings, and different in kinde from those which are promised in the Gospel, and sealed by the Sacraments, are imparted unto them.
6. The Mass is repugnant to Christs Priest-hood: because he is the only High Priest, who hath power to offer himself. The Pope, with his companions, most impudently pulleth this honour to himself. For these deceivers and lying men feign, with great contumely and despite to Christ, that they offer again Christ unto the Father, and that they alone are worthy men to offer Christ unto his Father: when ⟨p. 461⟩yet no man, no Angel, neither any creature is of that dignity and worthiness, as that he may sacrifice the Son of God. For the Priest is above the sacrifice: they therefore who will be the Priests to offer Christ, mount and lift themselves above him. Object. The Priests slay not, but offer only and present the Son unto the Father, that for his sake he may remit us our sins, and so they only apply that one and only sacrifice of Christ. Ans. It is enough that they say, that they offer Christ with their hands. For it remaineth that they make themselves Priests, and so place themselves above Christ the Son of God. Neither is it material, that they deny that they slay Christ. Many things were offered of old by the Priests which were not slain, neither were of that quality; but were only offered, as cakes, and liquid offerings, and burnt offerings, and other such like. The Jews indeed slew Christ: but it cannot thence be affirmed that they did sacrifice him; but Christ himself was willingly slain, and therefore sacrificed himself. Christ through the eternal spirit offered himself without spot to God: