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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.
1Superstition, which is to attribute such effects to certain things, or observations of gestures or words, as depend not either on natural or moral reason, or on the word of God; and either do not at all follow and fall out, or are wrought by the Devils, and other causes then those, whereby they are thought to have been done. For though it be no covenant with the Devil, yet it is Idolatry. Under this vice of superstition are comprehended south saying, 2observations of dreams, divinations signs, and predictions, or fore-telling of Wizards, all which are by express words condemned in Scripture.
1Superstition, which is to attribute such effects to certaine things, or observations of gestures or words, as depend not either on naturall or morall reason, or on the word of God; and either do not at all follow and fall out, or are wrought by the Devils, and other causes then those, whereby they are thought to have beene done. For though it be no covenant with the Devill, yet it is Idolatry. Under this vice of superstition are comprehended south saying, 2observations of dreames, divinations signes, and predictions, or fore-telling of Wizzards, all which are by expresse words condemned in Scripture.
- 1Superstition.
- 2Levit. 19.26. Isaiah 14 25. & •7.13.Levit. 19.26. Esay 14 25. & •7.13.