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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 end of the second Table, is the preservation of the society of mankind: this requireth all the duties of the second Table. The end of the fifth commandment is, the preservation of civill order: it compriseth therefore the duties of superiors towards inferiors, and inferiors towards superiors; because without these, civill order cannot be preserved.
The end of the second Table, is the preservation of the society of mankinde: this requireth all the duties of the second Table. The end of the fifth commandement is, the preservation of civill order: it compriseth therefore the duties of superiours towards inferiours, and inferiours towards superiours; because without these, civill order cannot be preserved.
5. The same virtue or the same work is often, in a diverse respect, commanded in divers Commandments: that is, the same virtue is required for the performing of obedience to many Commandments; because the ends of actions put a difference between them, and the same virtue may serve for divers ends: As, fortitude is a virtue both of the fifth and sixth Commandment; because it is required in a Magistrate, who is to take upon him the defence of others. This we are to know, lest we in vain trouble and vex our selves in distinguishing and placing the virtues.
5. The same vertue or the same worke is often, in a diverse respect, commanded in divers Commandements: that is, the same vertue is required for the performing of obedience to many Commandements; because the ends of actions put a difference betweene them, and the same vertue may serve for divers ends: As, fortitude is a vertue both of the fifth and sixth Commandement; because it is required in a Magistrate, who is to take upon him the defence of others. This we are to know, lest we in vaine trouble and vexe our selves in distinguishing and placing the vertues.