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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.
Good works are such as are done according to the prescript rule of Gods law, with a true faith to the glory of God only. Three things are here to be considered: 1. The conditions and circumstances required for the making a good work. 2. The difference between the works of the regenerate and the unregenerate. 3. In what sort the moral works of the wicked are sins.
GOod workes are such as are done according to the prescript rule of Gods law, with a true faith to the glory of God only. Three things are here to be considered: 1. The conditions and circumstances required for the making a good work. 2. The difference between the works of the regenerate and the unregenerate. 3. In what sort the morall works of the wicked are sins.
1. That a work which we do,1 may be good and acceptable to God, these conditions are required necessarily unto it: §12That it be commanded of God. In vain they worship me, teaching for doctrine mens precepts. No creature hath the right, or wisdom and understanding to institute and ordain the worship of God. But good works (we speak of moral good) and the worship of God are all one. Now moral good is far different from natural good, inasmuch as all actions, as they are actions, even those of the wicked, are good naturally, that is they are some-thing framed by God in nature: but all actions are not good morally, that is agreeing with the justice of God. And thus is excluded by this condition all will-worship, and that coined device of good intentions, when as namely men do evil things, that good things may come thereof. Likewise, when they devise and imagine works, which they thrust upon God instead of worship. Neither doth it suffice, if a work be not evil, or not forbidden, 3but it must also be commanded, if it shall serve for Gods worship: according to the Scripture, Obedience is better than sacrifice. Ye shall walk in my statutes.