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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.
1THE Image of God in man, is a virtue knowing aright the nature, will, and works of God; and a will freely obeying God; and a correspondence of all the inclinations, desires, and actions, with the will of God; and, in a word, a spiritual and unchangeable purity of the soul, and the whole man; perfect blessedness, and joy resting in God; and the dignity of man, and majesty, whereby he excelleth and ruleth other creatures: 2Wherefore the whole Image of God in man comprehendeth, §11. The soul it self, together with the faculties thereof, endued with reason and will. §22. All our natural notions and knowledge of God, his will, and his works; that is to say, perfect wisdom in the soul. §33. All just and holy actions, inclinations, and motions of the will,I mean, perfect righteousness and holiness in our heart and will, and all our external actions. §44. Felicity, blessedness, and glory linked with perfect joy in God, and abundance of all good things, free from all misery and corruption. §55. Rule and dominion of man over the creatures; as fishes, fowls, and other living creatures. In all these things this reasonable creature in some sort resembleth his Creator, as the Image expresseth in some sort the Arch-type or principal pattern; yet can he by no means be equalled unto his Creator: for in God all things are immense and without measure,3 and even his essence infinite. The Apostle Paul putteth Righteousness and Holiness as the chief parts of this Image; yet doth he not exclude, but presuppose wisdom and knowledge: for no man can worship God unknown. But neither doth Paul exclude perfect blessedness and glory; for this, according to the order of Gods justice, is necessarily coupled with perfect holiness or conformity with God. For, where true righteousness and holiness is, there is the absence of all evils, whether of crime or offence.