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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.
1Hitherto have we entreated of the abrogation of the Ceremonial and Civill laws. Touching the moral law, it is in some part abrogated by Christ, and in some part not abrogated. It is abrogated in respect of the faithful, two ways: 1. As touching the curse of it; 2so that it cannot condemn such as are justified by faith in Christ, by reason of the merit of Christ imputed unto them: or, as touching justification; because judgement is not given of us according to the Law, but according to the Gospel.3 For the judgement of the Law would condemn and cast us away, whose dreadful voice is:4 In thy sight shall no man living be justified. But the judgement of the Gospel is; He that believeth in the Son of God hath everlasting life. This abrogation of the Law is the first and principal part of Christian liberty, whereof it is said; There is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. 5Ye are not under the law but under grace. 62. As touching constraint. For now the Law doth not any more express and wrest obedience from us as a Tyrant, or as a Master enforcing and constraining a lewd servant unto obedience. The reason is, because Christ beginneth a voluntary and free obedience in us by his Spirit, so that we yield voluntary obedience unto the Law.7 Of this part of Christian liberty the Apostle speaketh: Sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Which liberty and exemption from the Law, that it is, he afterwards unfoldeth at large in the whole seventh Chapter of that Epistle: and else-where saith; The law is not given unto a righteous man. 8And again, speaking of them which are under the Spirit, Against such there is no law. Object. The Law and the Prophets continued until John the Baptist came: if therefore then first the moral law was abrogated as touching Condemnation, when Christ was manifested in the flesh; it followeth that the faithful were under condemnation, who lived before the coming of Christ.