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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.
2. He calleth himself a Mighty God; that is, who is mighty in power, as well to punish the obstinate, as to reward the obedient: Therefore he is to be feared and loved above all things.
3. He termeth himself a Jealous God; that is, a most sharp defender of his own honour: wonderfully displeased with such as revolt from him, or violate or impair his honour and worship. Now seeing jealousy or indignation conceived from any injury or dishonesty, ariseth from his love which is hurt, God doth hereby withal signify, that he doth ardently and entirely love those who are his.
3. He termeth himself a Jealous God; that is, a most sharp defender of his owne honour: wonderfully displeased with such as revolt from him, or violate or impaire his honour and worship. Now seeing jealousie or indignation conceived from any injury or dishonesty, ariseth from his love which is hurt, God doth hereby withall signifie, that he doth ardently and intirely love those who are his.
4. He calleth himself a God, which visiteth the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate him. Whereby he exaggerateth or increaseth the grievousness of his anger and their punishments, when he threateneth also and denounceth unto the children, and to the children's children, and to the children's children's children of his enemies, even to the fourth degree and descent, to take vengeance on the sins of their ancestors in them; if, namely, they also partake with the sins of their ancestors. But to this commination or denouncement the saying of Ezekiel seemeth to be repugnant:1