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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.
The differences are many and manifest: §11. Ecclesiastical discipline is executed by the Church: the civill power by the Judge or Magistrate. §22. In the civill state judgement is exercised according to civill and positive laws: in the Church, judgement proceedeth according to Gods Laws and Word. §33. The power of the Keys, committed unto the Church, dependeth on Gods Word; and the Church exerciseth her authority by the Word, when it denounceth the anger and wrath of God against Infidels and unrepentant persons, and punisheth the obstinate with the Word only; yet so, as that this punishment pierceth even unto their consciences: the civill power is armed with the Sword, and punisheth the obstinate with corporal punishments only. §44. The judgement of the Church hath degrees of admonition; and if repentance interpose it self, it proceedeth not to punishment: the civill judgement and the Magistrate proceeds to punishment, though the offender repent. §55. The end and purpose of the Church is, that he which hath offended should repent, and be saved for ever: the end and purpose of the Magistrate is, that the offender be punished; and so peace and external order and discipline be maintained in the Common-wealth. §66. As the Church proceedeth against refractary and obstinate persons only; so it is bound to reverse and retract her judgement and punishment, if there come repentance: but the Magistrate, when he hath once punished, is not bound to recall his judgment and punishment, neither is he able sometimes to revoke and repeal it. The Thief repenteth on the Cross, and is received of Christ into Paradise: nevertheless, the Magistrate goeth on to execute this penalty adjudged unto him, and putteth him out of the Common-wealth. So oftentimes the discipline of the Church hath place, where there is no place for civill judgement; as when the Church casteth out of her congregation the impenitent, and accounteth them no more for her members, whom notwithstanding the civill Magistrate tolerateth. And contrariwise, the civill government oft-times exileth those, whom the Church receiveth; as when the Magistrate punisheth Adulterers, Robbers, Thieves, and doth no more reckon them for members of the Common-wealth, whether they repent, or continue obstinate; whom yet the Church (if they repent) abandoneth not, but receiveth.