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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.
1Unto hope, in the defect, is opposed, §12Despair, which is to esteem his sins to be greater then the merit of the Son of God, and to refuse the mercy of God offered in his Son the Mediator: and therefore not to look for those blessings which are promised to the godly, but to be tormented with an horrible sense and feeling of Gods wrath, and with a fear of being hereafter cast away into everlasting pains, and to stand in horror of God, and to hate him as being cruel and a tyrant;3 as Cain cried out, My sin is greater then can be pardoned. From this despair S. Paul dehorteth us, Sorrow not as others which have no hope. Where sin abounded, there grace abounded much more. §24A doubting of the blessings to come, which are expressed in the word: as of everlasting life, of defence and delivery in temptations, and of final perseverance.5 Unto hope, in the excess carnal security is opposed, whereof we spake a little before. But as that is every where in Gods word condemned; so spiritual security is commended, and required at the hands of all the godly, as which doth assure us of Gods grace amidst and against all the affrightings of Conscience; and is nothing else but a faith, and hope, which, being joined with true repentance, doth not fear Gods forsaking, because it is assured of Gods unchangeable favour towards it.6 Whereof it is spoken: If God be on our side, who can be against us? Who spared not his own Son, but gave him for us all to death, how shall be not with him give us all things also?
1Ʋnto hope, in the defect, is opposed, §12Despaire, which is to esteeme his sinnes to be greater then the merit of the Son of God, and to refuse the mercy of God offered in his Sonne the Mediatour: and therefore not to looke for those blessings which are promised to the godly, but to be tormented with an horrible sense and feeling of Gods wrath, and with a feare of being hereafter cast away into everlasting paines, and to stand in horrour of God, and to hate him as being cruell and a tyrant;