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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.
1They are to be admitted of the Church to the Lords Supper, §11. Who are of a fit age to prove themselves, and to re-call to mind, and meditate on the Lords death, according to that commandment: Do this in remembrance of me. Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread. Show forth the Lords death till he come: 2Therefore the infants of the Church, though they be reckoned among the faithful, yet they are exempted from the use of the Sacrament. §22. Who are baptised, and by baptism made members of the Church: For in the Supper, the covenant plighted with God in baptism is renewed: Therefore in old time none might eat of the Passover, except he were first circumcised. So that Turks, Jews, and other aliens from the Church are to be debarred of the Supper. §33. Who in words and deeds profess true repentance and faith, or they who express and show a profession of faith and repentance in the actions of their life, whether they do this truly and sincerely, or of secret and hidden hypocrisy: For of things concealed the Church judgeth not. Therefore it admitteth all whom it may judge to be Christs members; that is, whom it heareth and seeth professing faith and repentance in public confession and outward actions, whether they be truly godly, or hypocrites not yet unmasked. But they are not to be admitted, whosoever simply do avouch that they believe all things, and yet live wickedly: for he that saith he believeth, and hath not works, is a liar, and denieth in deed that which he affirmeth in words; according to that of the Apostle,3 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, and are abominable and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate. So S. James showeth,4