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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.
VThe fear of God is, to acknowledge the infinite anger of God towards sin, his great power to punish sin, his wisdom and justice, and that right and dominion which he hath over all creatures; and of the contrary, to acknowledge our own corruption and infirmity: and therefore to submit our selves to God according to all his Commandments; and to account for the greatest evil, our offending of God, ⟨p. 537⟩and estranging from him, and in respect thereof highly to hate and detest all sin, and to be ready rather to suffer all other evils whatsoever, then that we will offend God in any thing. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord. 2Who would not fear thee, O King of Nations? For to thee appertaineth the dominion: for among all the wise men of the Gentiles, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. Object. The highest good cannot be feared: for fear is a shunning of evil. God is the chiefest good. Therefore he cannot be feared. Ans. To the Major we answer, that the highest good cannot be feared, as it is the highest good, but in respect that it is somewhat else. So God is feared, not as he is our principal good (for so he is loved) but as he is just, and mighty to punish: or he is feared in regard of the evil and punishment of utter destruction which he is able to inflict.
VThe feare of God is, to acknowledge the infinite anger of God towards sinne, his great power to punish sinne, his wisdome and justice, and that right and dominion which he hath over all creatures; and of the contrary, to acknowledge our own corruption and infirmity: and therefore to submit our selves to God according to all his Commandements; and to account for the greatest evill, our offending of God, ⟨p. 537⟩and estranging from him, and in respect thereof highly to hate and detest all sin, and to be ready rather to suffer all other evils whatsoever, then that we will offend God in any thing. Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord. 2