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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
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4. How and by whom Images are to be abolished.
1IN abolishing and banishing Images, two things are diligently to be observed: §12That the doctrine concerning the true worship of God be preached before the abolishing of Idols. So we read that Josiah did, who first commanded Gods Law to be read before all the people, and afterward proceeded to the execution of it; I mean, the suppression and deposition of all Idolatrous abominations. For a change in external matters, without declaration and understanding of the causes, for which the change must go on,3 either maketh them Hypocrites, or alienateth and changeth their minds and affections from them, who are authors of the change. Let the word therefore go before, and the Idols will fall to the ground. §24The Images, and the seats of Images, their Altars, and the like instruments of Idolatry, must be taken away, not by private men, but by public Authority, whether of Magistrates, or of the people, it the right of Empire and Sovereignty belong unto them, and in those places, where the Church hath chief rule and dominion. For so hath God commanded the Israelites; and so we read that the Israelites, and their godly Kings put in practice, and so also Paul, 5being but a private man, seeing and disliking the Idols of the Athenians, Ephesians, and others, did not yet himself pull them down and abolish them, nor exhort Christians to pull them down, but only to avoid them: because indeed, neither himself was a Magistrate, neither had the Church there the sway and sovereign authority: