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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
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.
To take the name of the Lord, or to name or use the Name of the Lord, God verily doth not forbid: but he forbiddeth to use it rashly; that is, lightly, falsely, or reproachfully. Lightly, as in our daily and common talk, contrary to the rule of Christ,1 Let your communication be Yea, yea, and Nay, nay. Falsely, as in unlawful oaths and perjuries. Reproachfully, as in cursings, blasphemies, and sorceries, ⟨p. 557⟩wherein the works of the Devil are cloaked and coloured with the name of God. The prohibition then in this Commandment is, Thou shalt not take the Name of God in vain: that is, thou shalt not only not forswear, but neither shalt thou make any unhonourable mention of God: as neither against nor besides that honour which is due to him, neither yet lightly, neither without just cause. Now, this negative commandment hath an affirmative included in it: For, as in this commandment is prohibited the abusing of Gods Name; so in the same contrariwise is commanded the lawful and right using of his Name. The commandment then of this ordinance is, Thou shalt honourably use the Name of the Lord:2 by which commandment he willeth that we make no mention of him, but such as is honourable, and worthy his divine Majesty: and as in the first Commandment he requireth his internal worship, to be done and given in him alone; so here he requireth his external worship, which consisteth in the true confession and magnifying of his Name, to be performed of every of us, both publicly, whensoever it is exacted for the illustrating and setting forth of his glory, and privately.
To take the name of the Lord, or to name or use the Name of the Lord, God verily doth not forbid: but he forbiddeth to use it rashly; that is, lightly, falsly, or reproachfully. Lightly, as in our daily and common talke, contrary to the rule of Christ,1 Let your communication be Yea, yea, and Nay, nay. Falsly, as in unlawfull oathes and perjuries. Reproachfully, as in cursings, blasphemies, and sorceries, ⟨p. 557⟩