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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
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 THIRD PART. Of Mans Thankfulness.
THE THIRD PART. Of Mans Thankfulnesse.
After the Treatise of mans Misery, and of his Delivery thence by Christ, the doctrine of Thankfulness hath his necessary place: 1. Because it concerneth Gods glory; seeing the principal end of our Redemption is our thankfulness; that is, our acknowledging and magnifying of Christs benefits. 2. For our comfort, which consisteth in our delivery: and deliverance pertaineth not but to those who desire to approve themselves thankful. 3. That hence we may yield unto God his due and lawful worship: for God condemneth all mans will-worship. We must therefore declare out of Gods word the nature of true thankfulness, which is the due worship of God. 4. That we may know that all our good works are thankfulness, and not merits. Now,1 in general, Thankfulness is a virtue acknowledging and professing the person of whom we have been interested, and the greatness of the benefits we have received, with a desire of returning and performing again to our benefactors all honest and possible duties. It comprehendeth in it truth and justice: Truth, because it acknowledgeth and testifieth the benefits that are received: Justice, because it endeavoureth to render condigne thanks for good deserts.2 So then, Christian gratitude, which is here handled, is an acknowledgement and profession of our free redemption from sin and death by Christ, and an earnest desire to decline and avoid sin, and all displeasure of God, and to order our life after his will; to crave expect, and receive all good things by true faith from him alone, 3and to render all possible thanks for benefits received at his hands. Two parts there are also of this gratefulness; Truth and Justice: Truth acknowledgeth and testifieth the benefit of free redemption and yieldeth thanks unto God for it. Justice offereth up unto God such recompense as he requireth, which is nought else but a true worship of him, obedience and good works. Unto truth belongeth the doctrine of prayer; and the doctrine of good works is referred to justice. Now the fountain of all these is, Mans conversion unto God: for the works of the regenerate only are good and acceptable to God; and Gods law is the rule of good works. Wherefore in this third part of Catechism, Mans conversion to God, and The law of God is largely handled. So that these four Common places principally appertain to this part, Of Mans Thankfulness;