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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.
Nathan excommunicated not David an adulterer: Therefore Paul excommunicated not the incestuous person. Answ. David repented after the first warning; therefore he ought not to be excommunicated. Paul also speaketh with condition of repentance: Put him away; to wit, if he repent not, or hath not already repented; on which repentance he commandeth that he be received again. This condition we must necessarily understand; because that Christ would, that certain degrees of admonition should first be practised, and God at any time receiveth the penitent into favour. The Thief on the Cross is not excommunicated, but upon his repentance, received of Christ.1 If thy brother shall sin against thee until seventy times seven times, thou shalt forgive him. Wherefore not offenders, but obstinate persons, of which sort David was none, are to be excommunicated. Object. 2. Christ excommunicated none: Therefore Paul did it not, neither ought the Church to excommunicate any. Ans. The consequence is not good, to argue from the denial of the fact, to the denial of the right and lawfulness of the fact. The argument is no better than this: Christ baptised none: Therefore Paul might not, and the Church may not baptise any. For Christ indeed baptised none, but he commanded his Apostles to baptise all Nations. So likewise he excommunicated none, but he commanded the Church to excommunicate the rebellious and obstinate.2 Let him be unto thee as an Heathen. Leave thy gift at the Altar, &c. Philip said to the Eunuch, Thou mayest be baptised, if thou believest with all thine heart: Therefore he had not baptised him, if he had not believed. Object. 3, Paul saith, Ye have not *sorrowed, that he which hath done this deed, 4might be put from among you: Therefore they should have prayed, that God would miraculously take him away by the Devil. Answ. Ye have not sorrowed, signifieth, ye have not been earnest in taking away that scandal, which should be removed from you: from you, I say; because in the end Paul saith, Put away from your selves that wicked man. Therefore these words, That he might be put from among you, signify, that he was to be cut off, not by Satan, but by the Church. Repl. Paul useth the same word of himself: