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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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The Explication.
This question, together with the two former,1 teacheth that our misery (as there are two parts thereof before specified; so it) is known out of the Law two ways: §11. By a comparing of our selves to the Law: §22. By an applying of the curse of the Law unto our selves. The examining of our selves after the Law,2 and comparing the Law with our selves, is a consideration of that purity and uprightness which the Law requireth, whether it be in us, or no. The comparison showeth, that we are not such as the Law requireth: for the Law requireth a perfect love of God; in us there is a hatred and back-sliding from God. The Law requireth a perfect love of our neighbour; in us there is a hate of our neighbour. So then out of the Law is known the former part of our misery, I mean, our corruption, whereof the Scripture elsewhere convicteth us.3 The application of the curse of the Law unto our selves is made by the framing of a Syllogism practical, that is, assuming and inferring our action; whose Major, or former proposition is the voice of the Law, thus; Cursed is he who continueth not in all which is written in the book of the Law, to do them. Conscience prompteth and telleth us the Minor or latter proposition, thus; I have not continued, &c. The conclusion or shutting up of all is, the allowing and approving of the sentence of the Law, thus: Therefore I am accursed.