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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
Title page: Internet Archive scan of the Early English Books microfilm
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.
If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest be baptised: Therefore, if thou believest not, thou mayest not. The things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not unto God. Ye cannot be partakers of the Lords Table, and of the Table of Devils. Whosoever eateth unworthily, is guilty of the Lords body: But the wicked, eating without faith and repentance, eat unworthily: Therefore they are guilty. We ought not to partake in other mens sins: and we ought not to wink at any mans destruction: therefore we may not admit the wicked to the Sacrament, lest they eat unto themselves damnation.
If thou beleevest with all thine heart, thou mayest be baptised: Therefore, if thou beleevest not, thou mayest not. The things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to divels, and not unto God. Yee cannot be partakers of the Lords Table, and of the Table of Divels. Whosoever eateth unworthily, is guilty of the Lords body: But the wicked, eating without faith and repentance, eate unworthily: Therefore they are guilty. We ought not to partake in other mens sins: and we ought not to wink at any mans destruction: therefore wee may not admit the wicked to the Sacrament, lest they eat unto themselves damnation.
2. In respect of Christ and his Apostles special commandment: If thy brother trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone: 1if he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother. But if he hear thee not, take yet with thee one or two, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be confirmed. And if he will not vouchsafe to hear them, tell it unto the Church: and if he refuse to hear the Church also, ⟨p. 484⟩let him be unto thee as an Heathen man, and a Publican. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. But Christ will not that his Sacraments, which he instituted for the faithful alone, be made common with Pagans and Publicans. And lest this Mandate might be understood of some private and special judgement, it is expressly added: Whatsoever ye shall bind, &c. which words cannot be otherwise understood, but of the public power of the Keys. I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit,