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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.
This also belongeth unto us, because it doth figuratively comprehend and imply all the deliverances of the Church, by the mentioning of so famous and notable a benefit. And further also, this was a type of our wonderful deliverance achieved by Christ. Now when he saith, that he Jehovah is this God, and deliverer of the Church, he opposeth himself both to all creatures, and to Idols, challenging all divine honour and obedience unto himself alone, according to the exposition hereof delivered. Deut. 6. Esa. 43. and in other places. Wherefore it followeth, not only that this Jehovah is to be worshipped, but that he alone is to be worshipped, and to be accounted for our God.
This also belongeth unto us, because it doth figuratively comprehend and imply all the deliverances of the Church, by the mentioning of so famous and notable a benefit. And further also, this was a type of our wonderfull deliverance atchieved by Christ. Now when he saith, that he Jehovah is this God, and deliverer of the Church, he opposeth himselfe both to all creatures, and to Idols, challenging all divine honour and obedience unto himselfe alone, according to the exposition hereof delivered. Deut. 6. Esa. 43. and in other places. Wherefore it followeth, not onely that this Jehovah is to be worshipped, but that he alone is to be worshipped, and to be accounted for our God.
Some of the ancient made this preface to be the first Commandment, and for the second Commandment they took the words following:1 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. But it is manifest that these words, I am the Lord thy God, &c. are not the words of commanding ought, but of one recording or rehearsing something of himself. Howbeit, the words which follow, Thou shalt have no other gods, &c. have the form and nature of a Commandment.