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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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Unto these and other fore-alleged reasons cometh the consent of the ancient Fathers, Ambrose, Athanasius, Augustine, Basil, Bede, Bertram, Chrysostom, Clement Alexandrinus, the Council of Nice, Cyprian, Cyril, Denis, Gelasius, Gregory the Great, Gregory Nazianzene, Hesichius, Hierom, Hilary, Irenaeus, Justine, Leo, Macarius, Origen, Procopius, Gaza, Tertullian, and so forth. THE SECOND APPENDIX OR ADDITION. Arguments, whereby the opinion of the Ubiquitaries is refelled, and the truth of sound doctrine confirmed. THE FIRST ARGUMENT. THE Marcionites and Manichees imagined that Christ had not a true and solid body, but only made show of the shape of a body, so that he seemed only to have flesh and bones, whereas indeed he had them not. And further, that the very incarnation, and all the motions and operations of Christ, did but only seem so in outward appearance, whereas in the truth of the thing there was no such thing done. Now the opinion of the Ubiquity, and of the real communicating of the properties of both natures, doth raise again from hell that fantastical dotary and frenzy of those heretics. Therefore it is no less to be abandoned and banished out of the Church to hell, than that heresy of the Manichees. That this opinion of Ubiquity doth give life again to the former, we prove. The Ubiquitaries are of opinion, and so teach, that all the properties of the God-head were presently, from the very point of Christs conception, really effused from the God-head of the Word into the humane nature which Christ took. Hence these absurdities will follow: 1. Christ shall not be truly born of the Virgin, if as touching the nature of his humanity, he was truly and essentially without the womb of his Mother before he was born; and after he was born he remained no less truly and substantially, as touching his humanity, in that self same womb, than before. 2. Christ was not truly weak in his humane nature, and subject to passions, if he were then also as touching the same nature partaker of the divine majesty and omnipotency. 3. He was not truly dead, if also in the time of his death, as touching his soul and body, he were essentially present every where together with his God-head:
Unto these and other fore-alledged reasons cometh the consent of the ancient Fathers, Ambrose, Athanasius, Austine, Basil, Bede, Bertram, Chrysostome, Clement Alexandrinus, the Councell of Nice, Cyprian, Cyril, Denis, Gelasius, Gregorie the Great, Gregorie Nazianzene, Hesichius, Hierom, Hilary, Irenaeus, Justine, Leo, Macarius, Origen, Procopius, Gaza, Tertullian, and so forth. THE SECOND APPENDIX OR ADDITION. Arguments, whereby the opinion of the Ʋbiquitaries is refelled, and the truth of sound doctrine confirmed. THE FIRST ARGUMENT. THE Marcionites and Manichees imagined that Christ had not a true and solid body, but onely made shew of the shape of a body, so that hee seemed onely to have flesh and bones, whereas indeed hee had them not. And further, that the very incarnation, and all the motions and operations of Christ, did but onely seeme so in outward appearance, whereas in the truth of the thing there was no such thing done. Now the opinion of the Ʋbiquity, and of the reall communicating of the properties of both natures, doth raise againe from hell that fantasticall dotary and frensie of those heretickes. Therefore it is no lesse to be abandoned and banished out of the Church to hell, than that heresie of the Manichees. That this opinion of Ubiquity doth give life againe to the former, wee prove. The Ubiquitaries are of opinion, and so teach, that all the properties of the God-head were presently, from the very point of Christs conception, really effused from the God-head of the Word into the humane nature which Christ took. Hence these absurdities will follow: 1. Christ shall not be truly born of the Virgin, if as touching the nature of his humanity, hee was truly and essentially without the wombe of his Mother before hee was born; and after hee was born hee remained no lesse truly and substantially, as touching his humanity, in that selfe same womb, than before. 2. Christ was not truly weak in his humane nature, and subject to passions, if hee were then also as touching the same nature partaker of the divine majesty and omnipotency. 3. Hee was not truly dead, if also in the time of his death, as touching his soul and body, hee were essentially present every where together with his God-head: